--- modules/views_taxonomy.5.x-1.6-beta5.inc	2007-05-14 21:10:52.000000000 +0300
+++ modules/views_taxonomy.inc	2007-05-14 21:11:32.000000000 +0300
@@ -240,7 +240,9 @@ function views_taxonomy_form(&$vocabular
     $form = taxonomy_form($vocabulary->vid, 0, $vocabulary->help);
     unset($form['#title']);
     unset($form['#description']);
-    unset($form['#options'][0]);
+	if (!$vocabulary->required) {
+      unset($form['#options'][0]);
+	}
     $form['#multiple'] = TRUE;
   }
   return $form;