diff --git a/meta-poky/conf/distro/include/maintainers.inc b/meta-poky/conf/distro/include/maintainers.inc
index 1177d2cdf2..9f67429f55 100644
--- a/meta-poky/conf/distro/include/maintainers.inc
+++ b/meta-poky/conf/distro/include/maintainers.inc
@@ -759,7 +759,7 @@ RECIPE_MAINTAINER_pn-usbutils = "Alexander Kanavin <alexander.kanavin@intel.com>
 RECIPE_MAINTAINER_pn-util-linux = "Chen Qi <Qi.Chen@windriver.com>"
 RECIPE_MAINTAINER_pn-util-macros = "Jussi Kukkonen <jussi.kukkonen@intel.com>"
 RECIPE_MAINTAINER_pn-v86d = "Alexander Kanavin <alexander.kanavin@intel.com>"
-RECIPE_MAINTAINER_pn-vala = "Jussi Kukkonen <jussi.kukkonen@intel.com>"
+RECIPE_MAINTAINER_pn-vala = "Alexander Kanavin <alexander.kanavin@intel.com>"
 RECIPE_MAINTAINER_pn-valgrind = "Alexander Kanavin <alexander.kanavin@intel.com>"
 RECIPE_MAINTAINER_pn-videoproto = "Jussi Kukkonen <jussi.kukkonen@intel.com>"
 RECIPE_MAINTAINER_pn-volatile-binds = "Chen Qi <Qi.Chen@windriver.com>"