diff --git a/lib/6to5/transformation/transformers/es6-destructuring.js b/lib/6to5/transformation/transformers/es6-destructuring.js
index 8b1f5ae882..910eed82a8 100644
--- a/lib/6to5/transformation/transformers/es6-destructuring.js
+++ b/lib/6to5/transformation/transformers/es6-destructuring.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ var buildVariableAssign = function (opts, id, init) {
   if (t.isMemberExpression(id)) op = "=";
 
   if (op) {
-    return t.expressionStatement(t.assignmentExpression("=", id, init));
+    return t.expressionStatement(t.assignmentExpression(op, id, init));
   } else {
     return t.variableDeclaration(opts.kind, [
       t.variableDeclarator(id, init)