diff --git a/modules/field/field.info.inc b/modules/field/field.info.inc
index 4a0248ffde60ea1589fbc6cc67702f74119ee220..e86e066e898e919301f840b396c9c6bda5ed61d0 100644
--- a/modules/field/field.info.inc
+++ b/modules/field/field.info.inc
@@ -793,7 +793,7 @@ function field_info_max_weight($entity_type, $bundle, $context) {
     if ($context == 'form') {
       $weights[] = $instance['widget']['weight'];
     }
-    else {
+    elseif (isset($instance['display'][$context]['weight'])) {
       $weights[] = $instance['display'][$context]['weight'];
     }
   }