diff --git a/nova/network/neutronv2/api.py b/nova/network/neutronv2/api.py
index 43ad02e53b..c733ec3408 100644
--- a/nova/network/neutronv2/api.py
+++ b/nova/network/neutronv2/api.py
@@ -1660,14 +1660,17 @@ class API(base_api.NetworkAPI):
                                            neutron_client=neutron)
                     if port.get('device_id', None):
                         raise exception.PortInUse(port_id=request.port_id)
-                    deferred_ip = port.get('ip_allocation') == 'deferred'
-                    # NOTE(carl_baldwin) A deferred IP port doesn't have an
-                    # address here. If it fails to get one later when nova
-                    # updates it with host info, Neutron will error which
-                    # raises an exception.
-                    if not deferred_ip and not port.get('fixed_ips'):
-                        raise exception.PortRequiresFixedIP(
-                            port_id=request.port_id)
+                    ip_allocation = port.get('ip_allocation', None)
+                    if ip_allocation:
+                        # NOTE(carl_baldwin) A deferred IP port doesn't have an
+                        # address here. If it fails to get one later when nova
+                        # updates it with host info, Neutron will error which
+                        # raises an exception.
+                        if (not ip_allocation == 'deferred' and
+                            not ip_allocation == 'none' and
+                            not port.get('fixed_ips')):
+                            raise exception.PortRequiresFixedIP(
+                                port_id=request.port_id)
                     request.network_id = port['network_id']
                 else:
                     ports_needed_per_instance += 1