diff --git a/examples/platform/silabs/SiWx917/SiWx917/sl_wlan_config.h b/examples/platform/silabs/SiWx917/SiWx917/sl_wlan_config.h
index 57622a61ff..21ee4a5555 100644
--- a/examples/platform/silabs/SiWx917/SiWx917/sl_wlan_config.h
+++ b/examples/platform/silabs/SiWx917/SiWx917/sl_wlan_config.h
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ static const sl_wifi_device_configuration_t config = {
     .boot_option = LOAD_NWP_FW,
     .mac_address = NULL,
     .band        = SL_SI91X_WIFI_BAND_2_4GHZ,
-    .region_code = US,
+    .region_code = REGION_CODE,
     .boot_config = { .oper_mode = SL_SI91X_CLIENT_MODE,
                      .coex_mode = SL_SI91X_WLAN_BLE_MODE,
                      .feature_bit_map =