diff --git a/automapper.go b/automapper.go
index 1ef7f4e..bc28923 100644
--- a/automapper.go
+++ b/automapper.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ package automapper
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"reflect"
+	"time"
 )
 
 // Map fills out the fields in dest with values from source. All fields in the
@@ -58,7 +59,7 @@ func MapLoose(source, dest interface{}) {
 
 func mapValues(sourceVal, destVal reflect.Value, loose bool) {
 	destType := destVal.Type()
-	if destType.Kind() == reflect.Struct {
+	if destType.Kind() == reflect.Struct && !structCanBeSet(sourceVal, destVal) {
 		if sourceVal.Type().Kind() == reflect.Ptr {
 			if sourceVal.IsNil() {
 				// If source is nil, it maps to an empty struct
@@ -161,3 +162,8 @@ func valueIsContainedInNilEmbeddedType(source reflect.Value, fieldName string) b
 	}
 	return false
 }
+
+func structCanBeSet(sourceVal, destVal reflect.Value) bool {
+	timeType := reflect.TypeOf(time.Time{})
+	return sourceVal.Type() == timeType && destVal.Type() == timeType
+}
diff --git a/automapper_test.go b/automapper_test.go
index bd8b93e..8a6a43b 100644
--- a/automapper_test.go
+++ b/automapper_test.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ package automapper
 
 import (
 	"testing"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 )
@@ -256,6 +257,17 @@ func TestWithLooseOption(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, dest.Bar, 0)
 }
 
+func TestStructCanBeSet(t *testing.T) {
+	source := struct {
+		Foo time.Time
+	}{time.Now()}
+	dest := struct {
+		Foo time.Time
+	}{}
+	Map(&source, &dest)
+	assert.Equal(t, source.Foo, dest.Foo)
+}
+
 type SourceParent struct {
 	Children []SourceTypeA
 }