diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index c6b8a720c0bcc0261109b15dcc73bc19b6c5ef0c..c1d80232f949249a56eb661838214b55bad793d1 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -4629,6 +4629,7 @@ W:	http://linux-cifs.samba.org/
 T:	git git://git.samba.org/sfrench/cifs-2.6.git
 F:	Documentation/admin-guide/cifs/
 F:	fs/cifs/
+F:	fs/cifs_common/
 
 COMPACTPCI HOTPLUG CORE
 M:	Scott Murray <scott@spiteful.org>