diff --git a/tools/firmware-utils/src/mkdniimg.c b/tools/firmware-utils/src/mkdniimg.c
index 31b321012d3d1bac13e2ce50eaf6ec2df99f23c0..48e1727c866e5db940d3e9be1ef0bc5600015f90 100644
--- a/tools/firmware-utils/src/mkdniimg.c
+++ b/tools/firmware-utils/src/mkdniimg.c
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ static char *ifname;
 static char *progname;
 static char *ofname;
 static char *version = "1.00.00";
-static char *region ="NA";
+static char *region = "";
 
 static char *board_id;
 /*