diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bridge/Twig/Resources/views/Form/form_div_layout.html.twig b/src/Symfony/Bridge/Twig/Resources/views/Form/form_div_layout.html.twig
index 3ab047c494..f91ec1423d 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Bridge/Twig/Resources/views/Form/form_div_layout.html.twig
+++ b/src/Symfony/Bridge/Twig/Resources/views/Form/form_div_layout.html.twig
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
 {% spaceless %}
     <select {{ block('widget_attributes') }}{% if multiple %} multiple="multiple"{% endif %}>
         {% if empty_value is not none %}
-            <option value=""{% if required %} disabled="disabled"{% if value is empty %} selected="selected"{% endif %}{% endif %}>{{ empty_value|trans({}, translation_domain) }}</option>
+            <option {% if required %} disabled="disabled"{% if value is empty %} selected="selected"{% endif %}{% else %} value=""{% endif %}>{{ empty_value|trans({}, translation_domain) }}</option>
         {% endif %}
         {% if preferred_choices|length > 0 %}
             {% set options = preferred_choices %}
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Resources/views/Form/choice_widget_collapsed.html.php b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Resources/views/Form/choice_widget_collapsed.html.php
index 7e38b663c2..73234b4310 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Resources/views/Form/choice_widget_collapsed.html.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Resources/views/Form/choice_widget_collapsed.html.php
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
     <?php echo $view['form']->block($form, 'widget_attributes') ?>
     <?php if ($multiple): ?> multiple="multiple"<?php endif ?>
 >
-    <?php if (null !== $empty_value): ?><option value=""<?php if ($required):?> disabled="disabled"<?php if (empty($value) && "0" !== $value): ?> selected="selected"<?php endif ?><?php endif?>><?php echo $view->escape($view['translator']->trans($empty_value, array(), $translation_domain)) ?></option><?php endif; ?>
+    <?php if (null !== $empty_value): ?><option <?php if ($required):?> disabled="disabled"<?php if (empty($value) && "0" !== $value): ?> selected="selected"<?php endif ?><?php else: ?> value=""<?php endif?>><?php echo $view->escape($view['translator']->trans($empty_value, array(), $translation_domain)) ?></option><?php endif; ?>
     <?php if (count($preferred_choices) > 0): ?>
         <?php echo $view['form']->block($form, 'choice_widget_options', array('choices' => $preferred_choices)) ?>
         <?php if (count($choices) > 0 && null !== $separator): ?>
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Tests/AbstractLayoutTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Tests/AbstractLayoutTest.php
index bf2c29e8e1..c3d453fb50 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Tests/AbstractLayoutTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Tests/AbstractLayoutTest.php
@@ -548,7 +548,7 @@ abstract class AbstractLayoutTest extends FormIntegrationTestCase
     [@name="name"]
     [@required="required"]
     [
-        ./option[@value=""][not(@selected)][@disabled][.="[trans]Test&Me[/trans]"]
+        ./option[not(@value)][not(@selected)][@disabled][.="[trans]Test&Me[/trans]"]
         /following-sibling::option[@value="&a"][@selected="selected"][.="[trans]Choice&A[/trans]"]
         /following-sibling::option[@value="&b"][not(@selected)][.="[trans]Choice&B[/trans]"]
     ]
@@ -571,7 +571,7 @@ abstract class AbstractLayoutTest extends FormIntegrationTestCase
     [@name="name"]
     [@required="required"]
     [
-        ./option[@value=""][not(@selected)][@disabled][.="[trans][/trans]"]
+        ./option[not(@value)][not(@selected)][@disabled][.="[trans][/trans]"]
         /following-sibling::option[@value="&a"][@selected="selected"][.="[trans]Choice&A[/trans]"]
         /following-sibling::option[@value="&b"][not(@selected)][.="[trans]Choice&B[/trans]"]
     ]