diff --git a/dev-python/pytest-datafiles/metadata.xml b/dev-python/pytest-datafiles/metadata.xml
index d72f80cdae988..dd553590ca158 100644
--- a/dev-python/pytest-datafiles/metadata.xml
+++ b/dev-python/pytest-datafiles/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>gyakovlev@gentoo.org</email>
 		<name>Georgy Yakovlev</name>
 	</maintainer>