diff --git a/src/modules/locale/LocalePage.cpp b/src/modules/locale/LocalePage.cpp
index 4882b1684..2172586ff 100644
--- a/src/modules/locale/LocalePage.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/locale/LocalePage.cpp
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ LocalePage::init( const QString& initialRegion,
     }
     else
     {
-        m_tzWidget->setCurrentLocation( "Europe", "Berlin" );
+        m_tzWidget->setCurrentLocation( "America", "New_York" );
     }
     emit m_tzWidget->locationChanged( m_tzWidget->getCurrentLocation() );
 
diff --git a/src/modules/locale/LocaleViewStep.cpp b/src/modules/locale/LocaleViewStep.cpp
index 8f38e7f14..9578b972a 100644
--- a/src/modules/locale/LocaleViewStep.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/locale/LocaleViewStep.cpp
@@ -271,8 +271,8 @@ LocaleViewStep::setConfigurationMap( const QVariantMap& configurationMap )
     }
     else
     {
-        m_startingTimezone = qMakePair( QStringLiteral( "Europe" ),
-                                        QStringLiteral( "Berlin" ) );
+        m_startingTimezone = qMakePair( QStringLiteral( "America" ),
+                                        QStringLiteral( "New_York" ) );
     }
 
     if ( configurationMap.contains( "localeGenPath" ) &&