diff --git a/cluster/manifests/kube2iam/daemonset.yaml b/cluster/manifests/kube2iam/daemonset.yaml
index 95426ac972..9ac5efd6ea 100644
--- a/cluster/manifests/kube2iam/daemonset.yaml
+++ b/cluster/manifests/kube2iam/daemonset.yaml
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ spec:
         - --verbose
         - --node=$(NODE_NAME)
         env:
+        - name: AWS_DEFAULT_REGION
+          value: "{{.Cluster.Region}}"
         - name: NODE_NAME
           valueFrom:
             fieldRef: