diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/8/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/8/default.nix
index d5e15287db0..ea7b98efcc8 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/8/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/8/default.nix
@@ -504,7 +504,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation ({
       compiler used in the GNU system including the GNU/Linux variant.
     '';
 
-    maintainers = with stdenv.lib.maintainers; [ ];
+    maintainers = with stdenv.lib.maintainers; [ synthetica ];
 
     platforms =
       stdenv.lib.platforms.linux ++