diff --git a/src/learner.cc b/src/learner.cc
index 8e075281a..468beee30 100644
--- a/src/learner.cc
+++ b/src/learner.cc
@@ -185,7 +185,8 @@ class LearnerImpl : public Learner {
   /*! \brief Map `tree_method` parameter to `updater` parameter */
   void ConfigureUpdaters() {
     // This method is not applicable to non-tree learners
-    if (cfg_.count("booster") > 0 && cfg_.at("booster") != "gbtree") {
+    if (cfg_.find("booster") != cfg_.cend() &&
+        (cfg_.at("booster") != "gbtree" && cfg_.at("booster") != "dart")) {
       return;
     }
     // `updater` parameter was manually specified
diff --git a/tests/cpp/test_learner.cc b/tests/cpp/test_learner.cc
index 6ea92b7c1..46e68b9ec 100644
--- a/tests/cpp/test_learner.cc
+++ b/tests/cpp/test_learner.cc
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ TEST(learner, SelectTreeMethod) {
   learner->Configure({arg("tree_method", "hist")});
   ASSERT_EQ(learner->GetConfigurationArguments().at("updater"),
             "grow_quantile_histmaker");
+  learner->Configure({arg{"booster", "dart"}, arg{"tree_method", "hist"}});
+  ASSERT_EQ(learner->GetConfigurationArguments().at("updater"),
+            "grow_quantile_histmaker");
 #ifdef XGBOOST_USE_CUDA
   learner->Configure({arg("tree_method", "gpu_exact")});
   ASSERT_EQ(learner->GetConfigurationArguments().at("updater"),
@@ -40,6 +43,9 @@ TEST(learner, SelectTreeMethod) {
   learner->Configure({arg("tree_method", "gpu_hist")});
   ASSERT_EQ(learner->GetConfigurationArguments().at("updater"),
             "grow_gpu_hist");
+  learner->Configure({arg{"booster", "dart"}, arg{"tree_method", "gpu_hist"}});
+  ASSERT_EQ(learner->GetConfigurationArguments().at("updater"),
+            "grow_gpu_hist");
 #endif
 
   delete mat_ptr;