diff --git a/ironic/conf/pxe.py b/ironic/conf/pxe.py
index 32933db754..57757ae7a5 100644
--- a/ironic/conf/pxe.py
+++ b/ironic/conf/pxe.py
@@ -119,10 +119,10 @@ opts = [
                default='undionly.kpxe',
                help=_('Bootfile DHCP parameter.')),
     cfg.StrOpt('uefi_ipxe_bootfile_name',
-               default='ipxe.efi',
+               default='snponly.efi',
                help=_('Bootfile DHCP parameter for UEFI boot mode. If you '
                       'experience problems with booting using it, try '
-                      'snponly.efi.')),
+                      'ipxe.efi.')),
     cfg.DictOpt('pxe_bootfile_name_by_arch',
                 default={},
                 help=_('Bootfile DHCP parameter per node architecture. '
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/change-ipxe-default-file-a9ed5e17fc3d022e.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/change-ipxe-default-file-a9ed5e17fc3d022e.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5dce2af9b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/change-ipxe-default-file-a9ed5e17fc3d022e.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+---
+upgrade:
+  - |
+    The default UEFI iPXE bootloader, ``[pxe]uefi_ipxe_bootfile_name`` used
+    by the ``ipxe`` boot interface, has been changed from ``ipxe.efi`` to
+    ``snponly.efi``. This is because most deployments actually need to use
+    ``snponly.efi`` as it contains support for the UEFI integrated network
+    stack, where as ``ipxe.efi`` does not and only contained compiled in
+    network drivers, for UEFI, there happen to be few as the UEFI
+    standard requires networking to be handled by the UEFI firmware.