diff --git a/ironic/drivers/base.py b/ironic/drivers/base.py
index 1c6a376099..a712cc43f4 100644
--- a/ironic/drivers/base.py
+++ b/ironic/drivers/base.py
@@ -1039,8 +1039,9 @@ class BIOSInterface(BaseInterface):
         def wrapper(func):
             @six.wraps(func)
             def wrapped(task, *args, **kwargs):
-                func(task, *args, **kwargs)
+                result = func(task, *args, **kwargs)
                 instance.cache_bios_settings(task)
+                return result
             return wrapped
 
         for n, method in inspect.getmembers(instance, inspect.ismethod):
diff --git a/ironic/tests/unit/drivers/test_base.py b/ironic/tests/unit/drivers/test_base.py
index d3f7367655..1233810254 100644
--- a/ironic/tests/unit/drivers/test_base.py
+++ b/ironic/tests/unit/drivers/test_base.py
@@ -550,10 +550,10 @@ class MyBIOSInterface(driver_base.BIOSInterface):
         pass
 
     def apply_configuration(self, task, settings):
-        pass
+        return "return_value_apply_configuration"
 
     def factory_reset(self, task):
-        pass
+        return "return_value_factory_reset"
 
     def cache_bios_settings(self, task):
         pass
@@ -566,16 +566,18 @@ class TestBIOSInterface(base.TestCase):
         bios = MyBIOSInterface()
         task_mock = mock.MagicMock()
 
-        bios.apply_configuration(task_mock, "")
+        actual = bios.apply_configuration(task_mock, "")
         cache_bios_settings_mock.assert_called_once_with(bios, task_mock)
+        self.assertEqual(actual, "return_value_apply_configuration")
 
     @mock.patch.object(MyBIOSInterface, 'cache_bios_settings', autospec=True)
     def test_factory_reset_wrapper(self, cache_bios_settings_mock):
         bios = MyBIOSInterface()
         task_mock = mock.MagicMock()
 
-        bios.factory_reset(task_mock)
+        actual = bios.factory_reset(task_mock)
         cache_bios_settings_mock.assert_called_once_with(bios, task_mock)
+        self.assertEqual(actual, "return_value_factory_reset")
 
 
 class TestBootInterface(base.TestCase):
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/async_bios_clean_step-7348efff3f6d02c1.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/async_bios_clean_step-7348efff3f6d02c1.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bbe4850012
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/async_bios_clean_step-7348efff3f6d02c1.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+fixes:
+  - |
+    Fixes the bug in executing asynchronous BIOS interface clean step by
+    honoring the state returned by the BIOS interface clean step which
+    was ignored earlier.