diff --git a/pkg/asset/manifests/aws/cluster.go b/pkg/asset/manifests/aws/cluster.go
index 867e1dceebf..4c226f6925f 100644
--- a/pkg/asset/manifests/aws/cluster.go
+++ b/pkg/asset/manifests/aws/cluster.go
@@ -142,8 +142,9 @@ func GenerateClusterAssets(ic *installconfig.InstallConfig, clusterID *installco
 				},
 			},
 			S3Bucket: &capa.S3Bucket{
-				Name:                 fmt.Sprintf("openshift-bootstrap-data-%s", clusterID.InfraID),
-				PresignedURLDuration: &metav1.Duration{Duration: 1 * time.Hour},
+				Name:                    fmt.Sprintf("openshift-bootstrap-data-%s", clusterID.InfraID),
+				PresignedURLDuration:    &metav1.Duration{Duration: 1 * time.Hour},
+				BestEffortDeleteObjects: ptr.To(ic.Config.AWS.PreserveBootstrapIgnition),
 			},
 			ControlPlaneLoadBalancer: &capa.AWSLoadBalancerSpec{
 				Name:                   ptr.To(clusterID.InfraID + "-int"),