diff --git a/lib/Cake/View/Helper/FormHelper.php b/lib/Cake/View/Helper/FormHelper.php
index d940bdaa1f7..24489c38b23 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/View/Helper/FormHelper.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/View/Helper/FormHelper.php
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ public function create($model = null, $options = array()) {
 			'encoding' => strtolower(Configure::read('App.encoding')),
 			'inputDefaults' => array()),
 		$options);
-		$this->_inputDefaults = $options['inputDefaults'];
+		$this->inputDefaults($options['inputDefaults']);
 		unset($options['inputDefaults']);
 
 		if (!isset($options['id'])) {