diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index 69107014d39bc..13e20a9754e95 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -6211,6 +6211,7 @@ X:	Documentation/devicetree/
 X:	Documentation/driver-api/media/
 X:	Documentation/firmware-guide/acpi/
 X:	Documentation/i2c/
+X:	Documentation/netlink/
 X:	Documentation/power/
 X:	Documentation/spi/
 X:	Documentation/userspace-api/media/
@@ -14615,6 +14616,7 @@ B:	mailto:netdev@vger.kernel.org
 T:	git git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/netdev/net.git
 T:	git git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/netdev/net-next.git
 F:	Documentation/core-api/netlink.rst
+F:	Documentation/netlink/
 F:	Documentation/networking/
 F:	Documentation/process/maintainer-netdev.rst
 F:	Documentation/userspace-api/netlink/