diff --git a/lib/6to5/transformers/destructuring.js b/lib/6to5/transformers/destructuring.js
index 5f0ad3bc55..7f9cc68514 100644
--- a/lib/6to5/transformers/destructuring.js
+++ b/lib/6to5/transformers/destructuring.js
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ var pushArrayPattern = function (kind, nodes, pattern, parentId) {
 
     if (elem.type === "Identifier") {
       nodes.push(buildVariableAssign(kind, elem, newPatternId));
+    } else if (elem.type === "MemberExpression") {
+      nodes.push(buildVariableAssign(false, elem, newPatternId));
     } else {
       push(kind, nodes, elem, newPatternId);
     }