diff --git a/lib/renderer/api/remote.js b/lib/renderer/api/remote.js
index 5f60a970ff3a..30341c0f77b7 100644
--- a/lib/renderer/api/remote.js
+++ b/lib/renderer/api/remote.js
@@ -109,9 +109,16 @@ let setObjectMembers = function (object, metaId, members) {
           return metaToValue(ret)
         }
       }
-      descriptor.writable = true
+      descriptor.get = function () {
+        remoteMemberFunction.ref = object  // The member should reference its object.
+        return remoteMemberFunction
+      }
+      // Enable monkey-patch the method
+      descriptor.set = function (value) {
+        remoteMemberFunction = value
+        return value
+      }
       descriptor.configurable = true
-      descriptor.value = remoteMemberFunction
     } else if (member.type === 'get') {
       descriptor.get = function () {
         return metaToValue(ipcRenderer.sendSync('ATOM_BROWSER_MEMBER_GET', metaId, member.name))