diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/make-tarball.nix b/pkgs/top-level/make-tarball.nix
index 2697b147027..c0240738be0 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/make-tarball.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/make-tarball.nix
@@ -75,6 +75,6 @@ releaseTools.makeSourceTarball {
   '';
 
   meta = {
-    maintainers = [lib.eelco];
+    maintainers = [lib.maintainers.eelco];
   };
 }