diff --git a/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-upgrader-skins.php b/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-upgrader-skins.php
index fcc63fc9ba..13eea2c55e 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-upgrader-skins.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-upgrader-skins.php
@@ -541,7 +541,9 @@ class Theme_Upgrader_Skin extends WP_Upgrader_Skin {
 class Automatic_Upgrader_Skin extends WP_Upgrader_Skin {
 	var $messages = array();
 
-	function request_filesystem_credentials( $error = false ) {
+	function request_filesystem_credentials( $error = false, $context = '' ) {
+		if ( $context )
+			$this->options['context'] = $context;
 		// TODO: fix up request_filesystem_credentials(), or split it, to allow us to request a no-output version
 		// This will output a credentials form in event of failure, We don't want that, so just hide with a buffer
 		ob_start();
diff --git a/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-upgrader.php b/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-upgrader.php
index 92f767e20d..d1bc082059 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-upgrader.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-upgrader.php
@@ -1352,7 +1352,7 @@ class WP_Automatic_Upgrader {
 	static function can_auto_update( $context ) {
 		if ( ! self::$skin )
 			self::$skin = new Automatic_Upgrader_Skin();
-		return (bool) self::$skin->request_filesystem_credentials();
+		return (bool) self::$skin->request_filesystem_credentials( false, $context );
 	}
 
 	static function upgrade( $type, $item ) {