diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index 6ba8b584bf9589d3ab49df7a77f52926e4396f2c..19eea095d560ef47c050dd98d547f414ea84d882 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -5025,7 +5025,7 @@ F:	include/linux/dma-buf*
 F:	include/linux/dma-resv.h
 F:	include/linux/*fence.h
 F:	Documentation/driver-api/dma-buf.rst
-K:	dma_(buf|fence|resv)
+K:	\bdma_(?:buf|fence|resv)\b
 T:	git git://anongit.freedesktop.org/drm/drm-misc
 
 DMA-BUF HEAPS FRAMEWORK