diff --git a/drivers/net/netconsole.c b/drivers/net/netconsole.c
index 9c09293b5258..ffedf7648bed 100644
--- a/drivers/net/netconsole.c
+++ b/drivers/net/netconsole.c
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 #include <linux/etherdevice.h>
 #include <linux/utsname.h>
 
-MODULE_AUTHOR("Maintainer: Matt Mackall <mpm@selenic.com>");
+MODULE_AUTHOR("Matt Mackall <mpm@selenic.com>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Console driver for network interfaces");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");