diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/openssh/common.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/openssh/common.nix
index 03ccad62723e..e25993483f9d 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/networking/openssh/common.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/openssh/common.nix
@@ -214,16 +214,13 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     };
   };
 
-  meta =
-    with lib;
-    {
-      description = "Implementation of the SSH protocol${extraDesc}";
-      homepage = "https://www.openssh.com/";
-      changelog = "https://www.openssh.com/releasenotes.html";
-      license = licenses.bsd2;
-      platforms = platforms.unix ++ platforms.windows;
-      maintainers = (extraMeta.maintainers or [ ]) ++ (with maintainers; [ aneeshusa ]);
-      mainProgram = "ssh";
-    }
-    // extraMeta;
+  meta = {
+    description = "Implementation of the SSH protocol${extraDesc}";
+    homepage = "https://www.openssh.com/";
+    changelog = "https://www.openssh.com/releasenotes.html";
+    license = lib.licenses.bsd2;
+    platforms = lib.platforms.unix ++ lib.platforms.windows;
+    maintainers = extraMeta.maintainers or [ ];
+    mainProgram = "ssh";
+  } // extraMeta;
 })
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/openssh/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/openssh/default.nix
index d8237cae7a3c..7654eacaca5b 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/networking/openssh/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/openssh/default.nix
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ in
     };
 
     extraPatches = [ ./ssh-keysign-8.5.patch ];
-    extraMeta.maintainers = lib.teams.helsinki-systems.members;
+    extraMeta.maintainers = lib.teams.helsinki-systems.members ++ [ lib.maintainers.philiptaron ];
   };
 
   openssh_hpn = common rec {