diff --git a/atom/browser/api/lib/auto-updater.coffee b/atom/browser/api/lib/auto-updater.coffee
index 0b7e84ba7efe..1b6c935f34b6 100644
--- a/atom/browser/api/lib/auto-updater.coffee
+++ b/atom/browser/api/lib/auto-updater.coffee
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 switch process.platform
   when 'win32'
     autoUpdater = require('./auto-updater/auto-updater-win')
-  default
+  else
     # take the default binding for the current platform
     autoUpdater = process.atomBinding('auto_updater').autoUpdater