diff --git a/bin/addons/base/base_data.xml b/bin/addons/base/base_data.xml
index b4340e3faf0..b907f8d19d6 100644
--- a/bin/addons/base/base_data.xml
+++ b/bin/addons/base/base_data.xml
@@ -915,7 +915,7 @@
         </record>
         <record id="uk" model="res.country">
             <field name="name">United Kingdom</field>
-            <field name="code">uk</field>
+            <field name="code">gb</field>
         </record>
         <record id="um" model="res.country">
             <field name="name">USA Minor Outlying Islands</field>