diff --git a/scripts/git.orderfile b/scripts/git.orderfile
index b32203b710..8edac0380b 100644
--- a/scripts/git.orderfile
+++ b/scripts/git.orderfile
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 #   git config diff.orderFile scripts/git.orderfile
 #
 
+MAINTAINERS
+
 # Documentation
 docs/*
 *.rst