diff --git a/openjpa-persistence-jdbc/src/main/java/org/apache/openjpa/persistence/jdbc/AnnotationPersistenceMappingParser.java b/openjpa-persistence-jdbc/src/main/java/org/apache/openjpa/persistence/jdbc/AnnotationPersistenceMappingParser.java
index 40a97d9cc..823812689 100644
--- a/openjpa-persistence-jdbc/src/main/java/org/apache/openjpa/persistence/jdbc/AnnotationPersistenceMappingParser.java
+++ b/openjpa-persistence-jdbc/src/main/java/org/apache/openjpa/persistence/jdbc/AnnotationPersistenceMappingParser.java
@@ -630,7 +630,7 @@ public class AnnotationPersistenceMappingParser
             fk.setName(name);
         fk.setDeferred(deferred);
         fk.setDeleteAction(toForeignKeyAction(deleteAction));
-        fk.setUpdateAction(toForeignKeyAction(deleteAction));
+        fk.setUpdateAction(toForeignKeyAction(updateAction));
         info.setForeignKey(fk);
     }