diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index eb5fe2fd4d7a..6aea837ff9d4 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -9438,8 +9438,9 @@ F:	Documentation/devicetree/bindings/iio/humidity/st,hts221.yaml
 F:	drivers/iio/humidity/hts221*
 
 HUAWEI ETHERNET DRIVER
+M:	Cai Huoqing <cai.huoqing@linux.dev>
 L:	netdev@vger.kernel.org
-S:	Orphan
+S:	Maintained
 F:	Documentation/networking/device_drivers/ethernet/huawei/hinic.rst
 F:	drivers/net/ethernet/huawei/hinic/