diff --git a/dev-python/yara-python/metadata.xml b/dev-python/yara-python/metadata.xml
index 05c387a64124f..3deeac8d2e7a1 100644
--- a/dev-python/yara-python/metadata.xml
+++ b/dev-python/yara-python/metadata.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <!DOCTYPE pkgmetadata SYSTEM "https://www.gentoo.org/dtd/metadata.dtd">
 <pkgmetadata>
-	<maintainer type="person">
+	<maintainer type="person" proxied="yes">
 		<email>mario.haustein@hrz.tu-chemnitz.de</email>
 		<name>Mario Haustein</name>
 	</maintainer>