diff --git a/ironic/drivers/modules/ansible/playbooks/roles/deploy/files/partition_configdrive.sh b/ironic/drivers/modules/ansible/playbooks/roles/deploy/files/partition_configdrive.sh
index 056a8152c2..a33ff22ee6 100755
--- a/ironic/drivers/modules/ansible/playbooks/roles/deploy/files/partition_configdrive.sh
+++ b/ironic/drivers/modules/ansible/playbooks/roles/deploy/files/partition_configdrive.sh
@@ -54,8 +54,9 @@ partprobe $DEVICE || true
 # Check for preexisting partition for configdrive
 EXISTING_PARTITION=`/sbin/blkid -l -o device $DEVICE -t LABEL=config-2`
 if [ -z $EXISTING_PARTITION ]; then
-    # Check if it is GPT partition and needs to be re-sized
-    if [ `partprobe $DEVICE print 2>&1 | grep "fix the GPT to use all of the space"` ]; then
+    # Check if it is GPT partition. Relocate the end table header to the end of
+    # disk (does not hurt if not needed anyway). Create the configdrive part
+    if parted -s $DEVICE print 2>&1 | grep -iq 'gpt'; then
         log "Fixing GPT to use all of the space on device $DEVICE"
         sgdisk -e $DEVICE || fail "move backup GPT data structures to the end of ${DEVICE}"
 
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/bug-30317-a972c8d879c98941.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/bug-30317-a972c8d879c98941.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..793a5dc44a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/bug-30317-a972c8d879c98941.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+fixes:
+  - |
+    Fixes deployment with the ``ansible`` deploy interface and instance images with GPT partition
+    table.