diff --git a/src/components/select/Select.js b/src/components/select/Select.js
index 000eb8530d..b618542830 100644
--- a/src/components/select/Select.js
+++ b/src/components/select/Select.js
@@ -1371,7 +1371,7 @@ export default class SelectComponent extends ListComponent {
     }
     // Choices will return undefined if nothing is selected. We really want '' to be empty.
     if (value === undefined || value === null) {
-      value = '';
+      value = this.emptyValue;
     }
     return value;
   }