diff --git a/resources/user_resource.inc b/resources/user_resource.inc
index 43b6d76..d09398c 100644
--- a/resources/user_resource.inc
+++ b/resources/user_resource.inc
@@ -383,6 +383,13 @@ function _user_resource_update($uid, $account) {
   foreach ($account as $key => $value) {
     if ($key != 'pass' && $key != 'roles') {
       $form_state['values'][$key] = $value;
+      // Force assignment of new file IDs if they are coming in request.
+      // This is a terribly hacky way of fixing the issue, however it hasn't
+      // been fixed in a normal way since 2011!
+      // See https://www.drupal.org/node/1433254
+      if (property_exists($account_loaded, $key) && is_array($value) && isset($value['und'][0]['fid'])) {
+          $account_loaded->{$key} = $value;
+      }
     }
   }