diff --git a/includes/wc-template-functions.php b/includes/wc-template-functions.php
index 26a2f26c45a..b81b6c77803 100644
--- a/includes/wc-template-functions.php
+++ b/includes/wc-template-functions.php
@@ -2703,7 +2703,7 @@ if ( ! function_exists( 'woocommerce_form_field' ) ) {
 
 				} else {
 
-					$field = '<select name="' . esc_attr( $key ) . '" id="' . esc_attr( $args['id'] ) . '" class="country_to_state country_select ' . esc_attr( implode( ' ', $args['input_class'] ) ) . '" ' . implode( ' ', $custom_attributes ) . '><option value="">' . esc_html__( 'Select a country / region&hellip;', 'woocommerce' ) . '</option>';
+					$field = '<select name="' . esc_attr( $key ) . '" id="' . esc_attr( $args['id'] ) . '" class="country_to_state country_select ' . esc_attr( implode( ' ', $args['input_class'] ) ) . '" ' . implode( ' ', $custom_attributes ) . '><option value="default">' . esc_html__( 'Select a country / region&hellip;', 'woocommerce' ) . '</option>';
 
 					foreach ( $countries as $ckey => $cvalue ) {
 						$field .= '<option value="' . esc_attr( $ckey ) . '" ' . selected( $value, $ckey, false ) . '>' . $cvalue . '</option>';