diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index cf9c9221c388..ad96b9bd68ac 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -11570,7 +11570,7 @@ F:	include/linux/iosys-map.h
 
 IO_URING
 M:	Jens Axboe <axboe@kernel.dk>
-R:	Pavel Begunkov <asml.silence@gmail.com>
+M:	Pavel Begunkov <asml.silence@gmail.com>
 L:	io-uring@vger.kernel.org
 S:	Maintained
 T:	git git://git.kernel.dk/linux-block