diff --git a/atom/browser/api/lib/auto-updater.coffee b/atom/browser/api/lib/auto-updater.coffee
index 41b78a00d7e0..d5e69e2a5c2e 100644
--- a/atom/browser/api/lib/auto-updater.coffee
+++ b/atom/browser/api/lib/auto-updater.coffee
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
-switch process.platform
-  when 'win32'
-    module.exports = require './auto-updater/auto-updater-win'
-  when 'darwin'
-    module.exports = require './auto-updater/auto-updater-mac'
+module.exports =
+  if process.platform is 'win32'
+    require './auto-updater/auto-updater-win'
   else
-    throw new Error('auto-updater is not implemented on this platform')
+    require './auto-updater/auto-updater-native'
diff --git a/atom/browser/api/lib/auto-updater/auto-updater-mac.coffee b/atom/browser/api/lib/auto-updater/auto-updater-native.coffee
similarity index 100%
rename from atom/browser/api/lib/auto-updater/auto-updater-mac.coffee
rename to atom/browser/api/lib/auto-updater/auto-updater-native.coffee
diff --git a/filenames.gypi b/filenames.gypi
index de7ee26c5e41..658c8e76b6b0 100644
--- a/filenames.gypi
+++ b/filenames.gypi
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     'coffee_sources': [
       'atom/browser/api/lib/app.coffee',
       'atom/browser/api/lib/auto-updater.coffee',
-      'atom/browser/api/lib/auto-updater/auto-updater-mac.coffee',
+      'atom/browser/api/lib/auto-updater/auto-updater-native.coffee',
       'atom/browser/api/lib/auto-updater/auto-updater-win.coffee',
       'atom/browser/api/lib/auto-updater/squirrel-update-win.coffee',
       'atom/browser/api/lib/browser-window.coffee',