diff --git a/pkg/distro/fedora/images.go b/pkg/distro/fedora/images.go
index 43215858ab..2bc6181776 100644
--- a/pkg/distro/fedora/images.go
+++ b/pkg/distro/fedora/images.go
@@ -525,6 +525,7 @@ func iotImage(workload workload.Workload,
 	img.LockRoot = true
 
 	if !common.VersionLessThan(distro.Releasever(), "38") {
+		img.KernelOptionsAppend = append(img.KernelOptionsAppend, "coreos.no_persist_ip")
 		switch img.Platform.GetImageFormat() {
 		case platform.FORMAT_RAW:
 			img.IgnitionPlatform = "metal"
@@ -589,6 +590,7 @@ func iotSimplifiedInstallerImage(workload workload.Workload,
 
 	if !common.VersionLessThan(t.arch.distro.osVersion, "38") {
 		rawImg.IgnitionPlatform = "metal"
+		rawImg.KernelOptionsAppend = append(rawImg.KernelOptionsAppend, "coreos.no_persist_ip")
 		if bpIgnition := customizations.GetIgnition(); bpIgnition != nil && bpIgnition.FirstBoot != nil && bpIgnition.FirstBoot.ProvisioningURL != "" {
 			rawImg.KernelOptionsAppend = append(rawImg.KernelOptionsAppend, "ignition.config.url="+bpIgnition.FirstBoot.ProvisioningURL)
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/distro/rhel9/images.go b/pkg/distro/rhel9/images.go
index 3cfa8839ef..9d9ff97f0b 100644
--- a/pkg/distro/rhel9/images.go
+++ b/pkg/distro/rhel9/images.go
@@ -422,6 +422,7 @@ func edgeRawImage(workload workload.Workload,
 
 	if !common.VersionLessThan(t.arch.distro.osVersion, "9.2") || !t.arch.distro.isRHEL() {
 		img.IgnitionPlatform = "metal"
+		img.KernelOptionsAppend = append(img.KernelOptionsAppend, "coreos.no_persist_ip")
 		if bpIgnition := customizations.GetIgnition(); bpIgnition != nil && bpIgnition.FirstBoot != nil && bpIgnition.FirstBoot.ProvisioningURL != "" {
 			img.KernelOptionsAppend = append(img.KernelOptionsAppend, "ignition.config.url="+bpIgnition.FirstBoot.ProvisioningURL)
 		}
@@ -492,6 +493,7 @@ func edgeSimplifiedInstallerImage(workload workload.Workload,
 
 	if !common.VersionLessThan(t.arch.distro.osVersion, "9.2") || !t.arch.distro.isRHEL() {
 		rawImg.IgnitionPlatform = "metal"
+		rawImg.KernelOptionsAppend = append(rawImg.KernelOptionsAppend, "coreos.no_persist_ip")
 		if bpIgnition := customizations.GetIgnition(); bpIgnition != nil && bpIgnition.FirstBoot != nil && bpIgnition.FirstBoot.ProvisioningURL != "" {
 			rawImg.KernelOptionsAppend = append(rawImg.KernelOptionsAppend, "ignition.config.url="+bpIgnition.FirstBoot.ProvisioningURL)
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/manifest/ostree_deployment.go b/pkg/manifest/ostree_deployment.go
index a15d10133f..18dc7d92ba 100644
--- a/pkg/manifest/ostree_deployment.go
+++ b/pkg/manifest/ostree_deployment.go
@@ -203,7 +203,6 @@ func (p *OSTreeDeployment) serialize() osbuild.Pipeline {
 
 	if p.IgnitionPlatform != "" {
 		kernelOpts = append(kernelOpts,
-			"coreos.no_persist_ip", // users cannot add connections as we don't have a live iso, this prevents connections to bleed into the system from the ign initrd
 			"ignition.platform.id="+p.IgnitionPlatform,
 			"$ignition_firstboot",
 		)