diff --git a/binding/form_mapping.go b/binding/form_mapping.go
index 85459d27..80b1d15a 100644
--- a/binding/form_mapping.go
+++ b/binding/form_mapping.go
@@ -266,8 +266,6 @@ func setTimeField(val string, structField reflect.StructField, value reflect.Val
 		timeFormat = time.RFC3339
 	}
 
-	var t time.Time
-
 	switch tf := strings.ToLower(timeFormat); tf {
 	case "unix", "unixnano":
 		tv, err := strconv.ParseInt(val, 10, 0)
@@ -280,7 +278,7 @@ func setTimeField(val string, structField reflect.StructField, value reflect.Val
 			d = time.Second
 		}
 
-		t = time.Unix(tv/int64(d), tv%int64(d))
+		t := time.Unix(tv/int64(d), tv%int64(d))
 		value.Set(reflect.ValueOf(t))
 		return nil