diff --git a/openerp/addons/base/res/res_country_data.xml b/openerp/addons/base/res/res_country_data.xml
index 4e007c26175..34fe2aefffe 100644
--- a/openerp/addons/base/res/res_country_data.xml
+++ b/openerp/addons/base/res/res_country_data.xml
@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@
             <field name="name">Ecuador</field>
             <field name="code">ec</field>
             <field file="base/static/img/country_flags/ec.png" name="image" type="base64" />
-            <field name="currency_id" ref="ECS" />
+            <field name="currency_id" ref="USD" />
             <field eval="593" name="phone_code" />
         </record>
         <record id="ee" model="res.country">