diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index 2281af4b41b6ce2000be7f3305db98475fdd7df6..113da2f40477305cc6e27c2f99808ac2feae48cd 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -12885,7 +12885,7 @@ F:	Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arc/axs10*
 
 SYNOPSYS DESIGNWARE DMAC DRIVER
 M:	Viresh Kumar <vireshk@kernel.org>
-M:	Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@linux.intel.com>
+R:	Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@linux.intel.com>
 S:	Maintained
 F:	include/linux/dma/dw.h
 F:	include/linux/platform_data/dma-dw.h