diff --git a/include/date/tz.h b/include/date/tz.h
index 532fe69..ee0afc3 100644
--- a/include/date/tz.h
+++ b/include/date/tz.h
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ struct zoned_traits<const time_zone*>
     const time_zone*
     default_zone()
     {
-        return date::locate_zone("UTC");
+        return date::locate_zone("Etc/UTC");
     }
 
 #if HAS_STRING_VIEW