diff --git a/editors/xemacs-devel-mule/Makefile b/editors/xemacs-devel-mule/Makefile
index 9788d9824cc9..b4bfa05275b0 100644
--- a/editors/xemacs-devel-mule/Makefile
+++ b/editors/xemacs-devel-mule/Makefile
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ PKGNAMESUFFIX+=	-canna
 DISTNAME=	xemacs-${XEMACS_VER:S/-b/./}
 DIST_SUBDIR=	xemacs
 
-MAINTAINER=	anray@FreeBSD.org
+MAINTAINER?=	anray@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT?=	XEmacs(beta version) text editor with mule(Only the executables)
 
 CONFLICTS=	emacs-19.* emacs-21.* \