diff --git a/dev-python/rnc2rng/metadata.xml b/dev-python/rnc2rng/metadata.xml
index 454c2c642fa18..a18a34d3b58aa 100644
--- a/dev-python/rnc2rng/metadata.xml
+++ b/dev-python/rnc2rng/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>djc@gentoo.org</email>
 	<name>Dirkjan Ochtman</name>
 </maintainer>