diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index dd31eed02514..07359c5d7ee1 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -566,6 +566,7 @@ Fariborz Jahanian               -               <fjahanian@apple.com>
 Martin Jambor                   jamborm         <mjambor@suse.cz>
 Sam James                       sjames          <sam@gentoo.org>
 Surya Kumari Jangala            jskumari        <jskumari@linux.ibm.com>
+Avinash Jayakar                 avinashd        <avinashd@linux.ibm.com>
 Jakub Jelinek                   jakub           <jakub@redhat.com>
 Andrew Jenner                   andrewjenner    <andrew@codesourcery.com>
 Saurabh Jha                     saurabhjha      <saurabh.jha@arm.com>