diff --git a/ironicclient/tests/unit/v1/test_create_resources_shell.py b/ironicclient/tests/unit/v1/test_create_resources_shell.py
index 2fb6bea39..24a5b9fa8 100644
--- a/ironicclient/tests/unit/v1/test_create_resources_shell.py
+++ b/ironicclient/tests/unit/v1/test_create_resources_shell.py
@@ -26,6 +26,6 @@ class TestCreateResourcesShell(utils.BaseTestCase):
     def test_create_shell(self, mock_create_resources):
         args = mock.MagicMock()
         files = ['file1', 'file2', 'file3']
-        args.resource_files = [files]
+        args.resource_files = files
         create_resources_shell.do_create(self.client, args)
         mock_create_resources.assert_called_once_with(self.client, files)
diff --git a/ironicclient/v1/create_resources_shell.py b/ironicclient/v1/create_resources_shell.py
index 9f0f435bc..cd46aa77b 100644
--- a/ironicclient/v1/create_resources_shell.py
+++ b/ironicclient/v1/create_resources_shell.py
@@ -25,4 +25,4 @@ def do_create(cc, args):
     create all the resources; those that could not be created are skipped
     (with a corresponding error message).
     """
-    create_resources.create_resources(cc, args.resource_files[0])
+    create_resources.create_resources(cc, args.resource_files)
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/ironic-create-files-fix-c31e40e566ff86b8.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/ironic-create-files-fix-c31e40e566ff86b8.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..416febba8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/ironic-create-files-fix-c31e40e566ff86b8.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+fixes:
+  - Fixes 'ironic create <file>' command so that it handles the
+    file argument(s) correctly.