diff --git a/binding/form_mapping.go b/binding/form_mapping.go
index db2045f400..f7e41e2483 100644
--- a/binding/form_mapping.go
+++ b/binding/form_mapping.go
@@ -397,12 +397,13 @@ func setTimeField(val string, structField reflect.StructField, value reflect.Val
 		timeFormat = time.RFC3339
 	}
 
+	if val == "" {
+		value.Set(reflect.ValueOf(time.Time{}))
+		return nil
+	}
+
 	switch tf := strings.ToLower(timeFormat); tf {
 	case "unix", "unixnano":
-		if val == "" {
-			val = "0"
-		}
-
 		tv, err := strconv.ParseInt(val, 10, 64)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
@@ -418,11 +419,6 @@ func setTimeField(val string, structField reflect.StructField, value reflect.Val
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	if val == "" {
-		value.Set(reflect.ValueOf(time.Time{}))
-		return nil
-	}
-
 	l := time.Local
 	if isUTC, _ := strconv.ParseBool(structField.Tag.Get("time_utc")); isUTC {
 		l = time.UTC