diff --git a/ironic/drivers/modules/inspector/hooks/parse_lldp.py b/ironic/drivers/modules/inspector/hooks/parse_lldp.py
index 2f2f77e82e..aba53c90fd 100644
--- a/ironic/drivers/modules/inspector/hooks/parse_lldp.py
+++ b/ironic/drivers/modules/inspector/hooks/parse_lldp.py
@@ -55,7 +55,16 @@ class ParseLLDPHook(base.InspectionHook):
                                  'node': node_uuid})
                 continue
 
-            if parser.parse_tlv(tlv_type, data):
+            try:
+                parsed_tlv = parser.parse_tlv(tlv_type, data)
+            except UnicodeDecodeError as e:
+                LOG.warning("LLDP TLV type %(tlv_type)d from Node '%(node)s' "
+                            "can't be decoded: %(exc)s",
+                            {'tlv_type': tlv_type, 'exc': e,
+                             'node': node_uuid})
+                continue
+
+            if parsed_tlv:
                 LOG.debug("Handled TLV type %d. Node: %s", tlv_type, node_uuid)
             else:
                 LOG.debug("LLDP TLV type %d not handled. Node: %s", tlv_type,
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/fix-lldp-decode-00021e76db26b2a5.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/fix-lldp-decode-00021e76db26b2a5.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6eb7435b8d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/fix-lldp-decode-00021e76db26b2a5.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+---
+fixes:
+  - |
+    In case the lldp raw data collected by the inspection process
+    includes non utf-8 information, the parser fails breaking
+    the inspection process.
+    This patch works around that excluding the malformed data
+    and adding an entry in the logs to provide information
+    on the failed tlv.