diff --git a/gerrit-gwtui/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/client/account/MyPreferencesScreen.java b/gerrit-gwtui/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/client/account/MyPreferencesScreen.java
index db1acbfb9f..6fb2fe06c4 100644
--- a/gerrit-gwtui/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/client/account/MyPreferencesScreen.java
+++ b/gerrit-gwtui/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/client/account/MyPreferencesScreen.java
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ public class MyPreferencesScreen extends SettingsScreen {
     }
 
     AccountApi.self().view("preferences")
-        .post(Preferences.create(p, items), new GerritCallback<Preferences>() {
+        .put(Preferences.create(p, items), new GerritCallback<Preferences>() {
           @Override
           public void onSuccess(Preferences prefs) {
             Gerrit.getUserAccount().setGeneralPreferences(p);
diff --git a/gerrit-gwtui/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/client/change/DownloadBox.java b/gerrit-gwtui/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/client/change/DownloadBox.java
index 96cbc28053..d7a44ed8ea 100644
--- a/gerrit-gwtui/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/client/change/DownloadBox.java
+++ b/gerrit-gwtui/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/client/change/DownloadBox.java
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ class DownloadBox extends VerticalPanel {
       PreferenceInput in = PreferenceInput.create();
       in.download_scheme(scheme);
       AccountApi.self().view("preferences")
-          .post(in, new AsyncCallback<JavaScriptObject>() {
+          .put(in, new AsyncCallback<JavaScriptObject>() {
             @Override
             public void onSuccess(JavaScriptObject result) {
             }
diff --git a/gerrit-gwtui/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/client/change/NewChangeScreenBar.java b/gerrit-gwtui/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/client/change/NewChangeScreenBar.java
index 165ea68f82..de6eefec51 100644
--- a/gerrit-gwtui/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/client/change/NewChangeScreenBar.java
+++ b/gerrit-gwtui/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/client/change/NewChangeScreenBar.java
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ class NewChangeScreenBar extends Composite {
 
       Prefs in = Prefs.createObject().cast();
       in.change_screen(sel.name());
-      AccountApi.self().view("preferences").background().post(in,
+      AccountApi.self().view("preferences").background().put(in,
         new AsyncCallback<JavaScriptObject>() {
           @Override public void onFailure(Throwable caught) {}
           @Override public void onSuccess(JavaScriptObject result) {}
diff --git a/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/account/Module.java b/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/account/Module.java
index 11f2e9183f..14c224f173 100644
--- a/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/account/Module.java
+++ b/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/account/Module.java
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ public class Module extends RestApiModule {
     child(ACCOUNT_KIND, "capabilities").to(Capabilities.class);
     get(ACCOUNT_KIND, "groups").to(GetGroups.class);
     get(ACCOUNT_KIND, "preferences").to(GetPreferences.class);
-    post(ACCOUNT_KIND, "preferences").to(SetPreferences.class);
+    put(ACCOUNT_KIND, "preferences").to(SetPreferences.class);
     get(ACCOUNT_KIND, "preferences.diff").to(GetDiffPreferences.class);
     put(ACCOUNT_KIND, "preferences.diff").to(SetDiffPreferences.class);
     get(CAPABILITY_KIND).to(GetCapabilities.CheckOne.class);