diff --git a/modules/field/field.api.php b/modules/field/field.api.php
index 5f641173e79e52aebb2e194edc1ed2b4682e9627..90a09fef88c425d75704544ec457e5337980c693 100644
--- a/modules/field/field.api.php
+++ b/modules/field/field.api.php
@@ -873,7 +873,7 @@ function hook_field_widget_form(&$form, &$form_state, $field, $instance, $langco
     '#type' => $instance['widget']['type'],
     '#default_value' => isset($items[$delta]) ? $items[$delta] : '',
   );
-  return $element;
+  return array('value' => $element);
 }
 
 /**