diff --git a/app-emulation/lxd/metadata.xml b/app-emulation/lxd/metadata.xml
index 6550e45afb747..fd75911ab5aef 100644
--- a/app-emulation/lxd/metadata.xml
+++ b/app-emulation/lxd/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 status="active" type="person">
+	<maintainer type="person">
 		<email>stasibear@gentoo.org</email>
 		<name>Erik Mackdanz</name>
 	</maintainer>