diff --git a/lib/rules/prefer-destructuring.js b/lib/rules/prefer-destructuring.js
index c3fbcaa6310f..38e8e2903aae 100644
--- a/lib/rules/prefer-destructuring.js
+++ b/lib/rules/prefer-destructuring.js
@@ -158,7 +158,9 @@ module.exports = {
          * @returns {void}
          */
         function checkAssigmentExpression(node) {
-            performCheck(node.left, node.right, node);
+            if (node.operator === "=") {
+                performCheck(node.left, node.right, node);
+            }
         }
 
         //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/tests/lib/rules/prefer-destructuring.js b/tests/lib/rules/prefer-destructuring.js
index fb92e75dae3b..ae0633408fa9 100644
--- a/tests/lib/rules/prefer-destructuring.js
+++ b/tests/lib/rules/prefer-destructuring.js
@@ -72,9 +72,9 @@ ruleTester.run("prefer-destructuring", rule, {
         {
             code: "({ foo } = object);"
         },
-        {
-            code: "[foo] = array;"
-        }
+        "[foo] = array;",
+        "foo += array[0]",
+        "foo += bar.foo"
     ],
 
     invalid: [