diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/matrix/synapse.nix b/nixos/modules/services/matrix/synapse.nix
index 48372d9c4874..1adc02852a4d 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/matrix/synapse.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/matrix/synapse.nix
@@ -1597,9 +1597,9 @@ in
   };
 
   meta = {
+    inherit (pkgs.matrix-synapse.meta) maintainers;
     buildDocsInSandbox = false;
     doc = ./synapse.md;
-    maintainers = teams.matrix.members;
   };
 
 }
diff --git a/nixos/tests/matrix/mjolnir.nix b/nixos/tests/matrix/mjolnir.nix
index 67a53d045c2e..a4a4426758d3 100644
--- a/nixos/tests/matrix/mjolnir.nix
+++ b/nixos/tests/matrix/mjolnir.nix
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ import ../make-test-python.nix (
   in
   {
     name = "mjolnir";
-    meta = with pkgs.lib; {
-      maintainers = teams.matrix.members;
+    meta = {
+      inherit (pkgs.mjolnir.meta) maintainers;
     };
 
     nodes = {
diff --git a/nixos/tests/matrix/synapse-workers.nix b/nixos/tests/matrix/synapse-workers.nix
index 10b72da70d43..f75a0528769a 100644
--- a/nixos/tests/matrix/synapse-workers.nix
+++ b/nixos/tests/matrix/synapse-workers.nix
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ import ../make-test-python.nix (
   { pkgs, ... }:
   {
     name = "matrix-synapse-workers";
-    meta = with pkgs.lib; {
-      maintainers = teams.matrix.members;
+    meta = {
+      inherit (pkgs.matrix-synapse.meta) maintainers;
     };
 
     nodes = {
diff --git a/nixos/tests/matrix/synapse.nix b/nixos/tests/matrix/synapse.nix
index 96454491a7a4..c16182a46cd2 100644
--- a/nixos/tests/matrix/synapse.nix
+++ b/nixos/tests/matrix/synapse.nix
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ import ../make-test-python.nix (
   {
 
     name = "matrix-synapse";
-    meta = with pkgs.lib; {
-      maintainers = teams.matrix.members;
+    meta = {
+      inherit (pkgs.matrix-synapse.meta) maintainers;
     };
 
     nodes = {
diff --git a/pkgs/servers/matrix-synapse/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/matrix-synapse/default.nix
index b2cab540a8e5..d3a1a8f9449f 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/matrix-synapse/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/matrix-synapse/default.nix
@@ -186,6 +186,6 @@ python3.pkgs.buildPythonApplication rec {
     changelog = "https://github.com/element-hq/synapse/releases/tag/v${version}";
     description = "Matrix reference homeserver";
     license = licenses.agpl3Plus;
-    maintainers = teams.matrix.members;
+    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; teams.matrix.members ++ [ sumnerevans ];
   };
 }