diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index 7ee301e787..a8b397db6f 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -485,6 +485,11 @@ S: Maintained
 F: trace/
 T: git://repo.or.cz/qemu/stefanha.git tracing
 
+Checkpatch
+M: Blue Swirl <blauwirbel@gmail.com>
+S: Odd Fixes
+F: scripts/checkpatch.pl
+
 Usermode Emulation
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 BSD user