diff --git a/src/View/Widget/DateTimeWidget.php b/src/View/Widget/DateTimeWidget.php
index 20e61e40..312441bd 100644
--- a/src/View/Widget/DateTimeWidget.php
+++ b/src/View/Widget/DateTimeWidget.php
@@ -44,9 +44,11 @@ public function render(array $data, ContextInterface $context)
         }
 
         if ($val) {
-            $timestamp = $val->format('U');
-            $dateTimeZone = new \DateTimeZone(date_default_timezone_get());
-            $timezoneOffset = ($dateTimeZone->getOffset($val) / 60);
+            if ($timezoneAware) {
+                $timestamp = $val->format('U');
+                $dateTimeZone = new \DateTimeZone(date_default_timezone_get());
+                $timezoneOffset = ($dateTimeZone->getOffset($val) / 60);
+            }
             $val = $val->format($type === 'date' ? 'Y-m-d' : 'Y-m-d H:i:s');
         }