diff --git a/resources/services/s3/buckets.go b/resources/services/s3/buckets.go
index 9e82073ee..d5c8afc4b 100644
--- a/resources/services/s3/buckets.go
+++ b/resources/services/s3/buckets.go
@@ -471,7 +471,9 @@ func S3Buckets() *schema.Table {
 
 func fetchS3Buckets(ctx context.Context, meta schema.ClientMeta, _ *schema.Resource, res chan<- interface{}) error {
 	svc := meta.(*client.Client).Services().S3
-	response, err := svc.ListBuckets(ctx, nil)
+	response, err := svc.ListBuckets(ctx, nil, func(options *s3.Options) {
+		options.Region = "us-east-1"
+	})
 	if err != nil {
 		return diag.WrapError(err)
 	}
diff --git a/resources/services/s3/buckets_mock_test.go b/resources/services/s3/buckets_mock_test.go
index 469f8f244..58c9cee5c 100644
--- a/resources/services/s3/buckets_mock_test.go
+++ b/resources/services/s3/buckets_mock_test.go
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ func buildS3Buckets(t *testing.T, ctrl *gomock.Controller) client.Services {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
-	m.EXPECT().ListBuckets(gomock.Any(), gomock.Any()).Return(
+	m.EXPECT().ListBuckets(gomock.Any(), gomock.Any(), gomock.Any()).Return(
 		&s3.ListBucketsOutput{
 			Buckets: []s3Types.Bucket{b},
 		}, nil)