diff --git a/src/msw/datectrl.cpp b/src/msw/datectrl.cpp
index 2660838d00..4b6c8c6e61 100644
--- a/src/msw/datectrl.cpp
+++ b/src/msw/datectrl.cpp
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ wxDatePickerCtrl::Create(wxWindow *parent,
     if ( !MSWCreateControl(DATETIMEPICK_CLASS, wxEmptyString, pos, size) )
         return false;
 
-    if ( dt.IsValid() )
+    if ( dt.IsValid() || (style & wxDP_ALLOWNONE) )
         SetValue(dt);
 
     return true;