diff --git a/pkg/cloud/identity/identity.go b/pkg/cloud/identity/identity.go
index c14a667e24..f12f6d8343 100644
--- a/pkg/cloud/identity/identity.go
+++ b/pkg/cloud/identity/identity.go
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ func (p *AWSRolePrincipalTypeProvider) Name() string {
 // Retrieve returns the credential values for the AWSRolePrincipalTypeProvider.
 func (p *AWSRolePrincipalTypeProvider) Retrieve() (credentials.Value, error) {
 	if p.credentials == nil || p.IsExpired() {
-		awsConfig := aws.NewConfig()
+		awsConfig := aws.NewConfig().WithRegion("cn-north-1")
 		if p.sourceProvider != nil {
 			sourceCreds, err := (*p.sourceProvider).Retrieve()
 			if err != nil {