diff --git a/dev-python/nodeenv/metadata.xml b/dev-python/nodeenv/metadata.xml
index 2dbc7987f8a7b..8df7ead50ee9e 100644
--- a/dev-python/nodeenv/metadata.xml
+++ b/dev-python/nodeenv/metadata.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <!DOCTYPE pkgmetadata SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/metadata.dtd">
 <pkgmetadata>
-    <maintainer type="project">
+    <maintainer type="person">
         <email>monsieurp@gentoo.org</email>
         <name>Patrice Clement</name>
     </maintainer>