diff --git a/manifests/pxe.pp b/manifests/pxe.pp
index 7cbc0d62..797391f4 100644
--- a/manifests/pxe.pp
+++ b/manifests/pxe.pp
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 #
 # [*syslinux_path*]
 #   (optional) Path to directory containing syslinux files.
+#   Setting this to False will skip syslinux related resources.
 #   Defaults to '$::ironic::params::syslinux_path'
 #
 # [*syslinux_files*]
@@ -115,16 +116,18 @@ class ironic::pxe (
     content => "r ^([^/]) ${tftp_root_real}/\\1",
   }
 
-  ensure_resource( 'package', 'syslinux', {
-    ensure => $package_ensure,
-    name   => $::ironic::params::syslinux_package,
-    tag    => ['openstack', 'ironic-ipxe', 'ironic-support-package'],
-  })
+  if $syslinux_path {
+    ensure_resource( 'package', 'syslinux', {
+      ensure => $package_ensure,
+      name   => $::ironic::params::syslinux_package,
+      tag    => ['openstack', 'ironic-ipxe', 'ironic-support-package'],
+    })
 
-  ironic::pxe::tftpboot_file { $syslinux_files:
-    source_directory      => $syslinux_path,
-    destination_directory => $tftp_root_real,
-    require               => Anchor['ironic-inspector::install::end'],
+    ironic::pxe::tftpboot_file { $syslinux_files:
+      source_directory      => $syslinux_path,
+      destination_directory => $tftp_root_real,
+      require               => Anchor['ironic-inspector::install::end'],
+    }
   }
 
   ensure_resource( 'package', 'ipxe', {
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/conditionalize-syslinux-install-89865f7320f94d88.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/conditionalize-syslinux-install-89865f7320f94d88.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4f8186c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/conditionalize-syslinux-install-89865f7320f94d88.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+features:
+  - Allow skipping installation of syslinux. UEFI exclusive archiectures do
+    not have syslinux support.
diff --git a/spec/classes/ironic_pxe_spec.rb b/spec/classes/ironic_pxe_spec.rb
index cda771fe..936577eb 100644
--- a/spec/classes/ironic_pxe_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/ironic_pxe_spec.rb
@@ -120,6 +120,19 @@ describe 'ironic::pxe' do
         )
       end
     end
+    context 'when excluding syslinux' do
+      before :each do
+        params.merge!(
+          :syslinux_path => false,
+        )
+      end
+      it 'should not contain package syslinux' do
+        is_expected.not_to contain_package('syslinux')
+      end
+      it 'should not contain tftpboot syslinux file' do
+        is_expected.not_to contain_file('/tftpboot/pxelinux.0')
+      end
+    end
   end
 
   on_supported_os({