diff --git a/chaincfg/genesis.go b/chaincfg/genesis.go
index 9406acf5..bf5c064f 100644
--- a/chaincfg/genesis.go
+++ b/chaincfg/genesis.go
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ var regNetGenesisBlock = wire.MsgBlock{
 			0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
 			0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
 		}),
-		MerkleRoot: simNetGenesisMerkleRoot,
+		MerkleRoot: regNetGenesisMerkleRoot,
 		StakeRoot: chainhash.Hash([chainhash.HashSize]byte{ // Make go vet happy.
 			0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
 			0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,