diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index 7f1fa4ff300af..97d0bf0ac6bca 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -9538,9 +9538,9 @@ F: Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/snps,dwc-qos-ethernet.txt
 F: drivers/net/ethernet/synopsys/dwc_eth_qos.c
 
 SYNOPSYS DESIGNWARE I2C DRIVER
-M:	Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@linux.intel.com>
 M:	Jarkko Nikula <jarkko.nikula@linux.intel.com>
-M:	Mika Westerberg <mika.westerberg@linux.intel.com>
+R:	Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@linux.intel.com>
+R:	Mika Westerberg <mika.westerberg@linux.intel.com>
 L:	linux-i2c@vger.kernel.org
 S:	Maintained
 F:	drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-designware-*