diff --git a/app-crypt/jetring/metadata.xml b/app-crypt/jetring/metadata.xml
index 16bcc9f800a20..6d2298876faa6 100644
--- a/app-crypt/jetring/metadata.xml
+++ b/app-crypt/jetring/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>
+	<maintainer type="person">
 		<email>sping@gentoo.org</email>
 		<name>Sebastian Pipping</name>
 	</maintainer>