--- editablefields.module	2016-02-13 09:32:01.000000000 +0200
+++ editablefields.new.module	2016-02-13 09:30:04.000000000 +0200
@@ -496,7 +496,7 @@
   $form_state['rebuild'] = TRUE;
 
   // Re-load the entity so that fields can act on the new value.
-  $entity = entity_load($element['#entity_type'], array($element['#entity_id']));
+  $entity = entity_load_unchanged($element['#entity_type'], array($element['#entity_id']), null, TRUE);
   $form_state['editablefields_entities'][$element['#entity_type']][$element['#entity_id']] = reset($entity);
 }