diff --git a/pkg/aws/provider/default_aws_clients_provider.go b/pkg/aws/provider/default_aws_clients_provider.go
index 5a1f50dda8..b43bc29939 100644
--- a/pkg/aws/provider/default_aws_clients_provider.go
+++ b/pkg/aws/provider/default_aws_clients_provider.go
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ func NewDefaultAWSClientsProvider(cfg aws.Config, endpointsResolver *endpoints.R
 		o.BaseEndpoint = wafregionalCustomEndpoint
 	})
 	sheildClient := shield.NewFromConfig(cfg, func(o *shield.Options) {
-		o.Region = "us-east-1"
+		o.Region = cfg.Region
 		o.BaseEndpoint = shieldCustomEndpoint
 	})
 	rgtClient := resourcegroupstaggingapi.NewFromConfig(cfg, func(o *resourcegroupstaggingapi.Options) {