diff --git a/docker/ironic/ironic-pxe/extend_start.sh b/docker/ironic/ironic-pxe/extend_start.sh
index 07652b803e..9add03187e 100644
--- a/docker/ironic/ironic-pxe/extend_start.sh
+++ b/docker/ironic/ironic-pxe/extend_start.sh
@@ -46,20 +46,16 @@ function prepare_ipxe {
         # NOTE(m-anson): ipxe-arm64.efi is not symlinked from /boot to
         # /usr/lib/ipxe by the Ubuntu ipxe package, so fix that here.
         if [[ -e /boot/ipxe-arm64.efi ]]; then
-            ln -s /boot/ipxe-arm64.efi /usr/lib/ipxe/
+            ln -sf /boot/ipxe-arm64.efi /usr/lib/ipxe/
         fi
         cp /usr/lib/ipxe/{undionly.kpxe,ipxe*.efi,snponly.efi} ${TFTPBOOT_PATH}/
     elif [[ "${KOLLA_BASE_DISTRO}" =~ centos|rocky ]]; then
         cp /usr/share/ipxe/{undionly.kpxe,ipxe*.efi} ${TFTPBOOT_PATH}/
         cp /usr/share/ipxe/arm64-efi/snponly.efi ${TFTPBOOT_PATH}/ipxe-snponly-aarch64.efi
-        if [[ ! -e ${TFTPBOOT_PATH}/ipxe.efi ]]; then
-            # NOTE(m-anson): No ipxe-aarch64.efi exists so no need to use
-            # $KOLLA_BASE_ARCH in the symlink target
-            ln -s ${TFTPBOOT_PATH}/ipxe-x86_64.efi ${TFTPBOOT_PATH}/ipxe.efi
-        fi
-        if [[ ! -e ${TFTPBOOT_PATH}/snponly.efi ]]; then
-            ln -s ${TFTPBOOT_PATH}/ipxe-snponly-${KOLLA_BASE_ARCH}.efi ${TFTPBOOT_PATH}/snponly.efi
-        fi
+        # NOTE(m-anson): No ipxe-aarch64.efi exists so no need to use
+        # $KOLLA_BASE_ARCH in the symlink target
+        ln -sf ${TFTPBOOT_PATH}/ipxe-x86_64.efi ${TFTPBOOT_PATH}/ipxe.efi
+        ln -sf ${TFTPBOOT_PATH}/ipxe-snponly-${KOLLA_BASE_ARCH}.efi ${TFTPBOOT_PATH}/snponly.efi
     fi
 }
 
diff --git a/kolla/image/unbuildable.py b/kolla/image/unbuildable.py
index 4141770e33..f85317322f 100644
--- a/kolla/image/unbuildable.py
+++ b/kolla/image/unbuildable.py
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
     },
 
     'rocky+9': {
+        "releaser",  # releases repo no longer supports py3.9
     },
 
     'rocky+10': {
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/ironic-pxe-symlinks-18d09b19373f16c4.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/ironic-pxe-symlinks-18d09b19373f16c4.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1f4d4db373
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/ironic-pxe-symlinks-18d09b19373f16c4.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+fixes:
+  - |
+    Fixes ``ironic_pxe`` launch failures when symlinks to EFI files have
+    previously been created.
+    `LP#2160317 <https://launchpad.net/bugs/2160317>`__