diff --git a/lib/default.nix b/lib/default.nix
index 4c36f3b0d79..7bd02106f7b 100644
--- a/lib/default.nix
+++ b/lib/default.nix
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ let
 
     # packaging
     customisation = callLibs ./customisation.nix;
-    maintainers = import ./maintainers-list.nix;
+    maintainers = import ../maintainers/maintainer-list.nix;
     meta = callLibs ./meta.nix;
     sources = callLibs ./sources.nix;
     versions = callLibs ./versions.nix;
diff --git a/lib/maintainers-list.nix b/maintainers/maintainer-list.nix
similarity index 100%
rename from lib/maintainers-list.nix
rename to maintainers/maintainer-list.nix
diff --git a/pkgs/stdenv/generic/check-meta.nix b/pkgs/stdenv/generic/check-meta.nix
index 93d0f4cc980..a1878dc0136 100644
--- a/pkgs/stdenv/generic/check-meta.nix
+++ b/pkgs/stdenv/generic/check-meta.nix
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ let
     homepage = either (listOf str) str;
     downloadPage = str;
     license = either (listOf lib.types.attrs) (either lib.types.attrs str);
-    maintainers = listOf str;
+    maintainers = listOf (attrsOf str);
     priority = int;
     platforms = listOf str;
     hydraPlatforms = listOf str;