diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/sql/model/jdbc/JdbcUpdateMutation.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/sql/model/jdbc/JdbcUpdateMutation.java
index 6f4506ae86..8d27ee673a 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/sql/model/jdbc/JdbcUpdateMutation.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/sql/model/jdbc/JdbcUpdateMutation.java
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ public class JdbcUpdateMutation extends AbstractJdbcMutation {
 
 	@Override
 	public MutationType getMutationType() {
-		return MutationType.INSERT;
+		return MutationType.UPDATE;
 	}
 
 	@Override