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diff --git a/django/forms/fields.py b/django/forms/fields.py
index f2c3b97475..47ae5e11b2 100644
--- a/django/forms/fields.py
+++ b/django/forms/fields.py
@@ -74,7 +74,10 @@ class Field(object):
if label is not None:
label = smart_unicode(label)
self.required, self.label, self.initial = required, label, initial
- self.help_text = smart_unicode(help_text or '')
+ if help_text is None:
+ self.help_text = u''
+ else:
+ self.help_text = smart_unicode(help_text)
widget = widget or self.widget
if isinstance(widget, type):
widget = widget()