diff --git a/lib/elixir/lib/kernel/record_rewriter.ex b/lib/elixir/lib/kernel/record_rewriter.ex
index 9cd362929c..077653027d 100644
--- a/lib/elixir/lib/kernel/record_rewriter.ex
+++ b/lib/elixir/lib/kernel/record_rewriter.ex
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ defmodule Kernel.RecordRewriter do
 
   defp record_field_info(function) do
     case atom_to_list(function) do
-      'update_' ++ field -> { :update, list_to_atom(function) }
+      'update_' ++ field -> { :update, list_to_atom(field) }
       _ -> { :accessor, function }
     end
   end
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ defmodule Kernel.RecordRewriter do
         if List.member?(optimizable, { function, length(args) + 1 }) do
           { kind, field } = record_field_info(function)
           if index = Enum.find_index(fields, field == &1) do
-            optimize_call(line, res, kind, index, left, args)
+            optimize_call(line, res, kind, field, index, left, args)
           end
         end
       nil -> nil
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ defmodule Kernel.RecordRewriter do
     nil
   end
 
-  defp optimize_call(line, _res, :accessor, index, left, []) do
+  defp optimize_call(line, _res, :accessor, _field, index, left, []) do
     call = { :call, line,
       { :remote, line, { :atom, 0, :erlang }, { :atom, 0, :element } },
       [{ :integer, 0, index + 2 }, left]
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ defmodule Kernel.RecordRewriter do
     { call, nil }
   end
 
-  defp optimize_call(line, res, :accessor, index, left, [arg]) do
+  defp optimize_call(line, res, :accessor, _field, index, left, [arg]) do
     call = { :call, line,
       { :remote, line, { :atom, 0, :erlang }, { :atom, 0, :setelement } },
       [{ :integer, 0, index + 2 }, left, arg]
@@ -92,8 +92,12 @@ defmodule Kernel.RecordRewriter do
     { call, res }
   end
 
-  defp optimize_call(_line, _res, :update, _index, _left, [_arg]) do
-    nil
+  defp optimize_call(line, res, :update, field, _index, left, args) do
+    call = { :call, line,
+      { :remote, line, left, { :atom, 0, :"update_#{field}" } },
+      args
+    }
+    { call, res }
   end
 
   ## Expr
diff --git a/lib/elixir/test/elixir/kernel/record_rewriter_test.exs b/lib/elixir/test/elixir/kernel/record_rewriter_test.exs
index 33256942fb..ccaa4d1767 100644
--- a/lib/elixir/test/elixir/kernel/record_rewriter_test.exs
+++ b/lib/elixir/test/elixir/kernel/record_rewriter_test.exs
@@ -230,6 +230,11 @@ defmodule Kernel.RecordRewriterTest do
     assert optimize_clause(clause) == { rewriten, [x: Range], { Range, nil } }
   end
 
+  test "updater call is no-op (for now)" do
+    clause = clause(fn(x = Range[]) -> x.update_first(&1 + 1) end)
+    assert optimize_clause(clause) == { clause, [x: Range], { Range, nil } }
+  end
+
   test "noop for unknown fields" do
     clause = clause(fn(x = Range[]) -> x.unknown end)
     assert optimize_clause(clause) == { clause, [x: Range], nil }