diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index 0a857f6b18..d73a92c992 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -322,8 +322,8 @@ F: tests/tcg/s390x/
 L: qemu-s390x@nongnu.org
 
 SH4 TCG CPUs
-M: Yoshinori Sato <ysato@users.sourceforge.jp>
-S: Odd Fixes
+R: Yoshinori Sato <ysato@users.sourceforge.jp>
+S: Orphan
 F: target/sh4/
 F: hw/sh4/
 F: disas/sh4.c
@@ -1414,7 +1414,7 @@ F: tests/acceptance/machine_rx_gdbsim.py
 SH4 Machines
 ------------
 R2D
-M: Yoshinori Sato <ysato@users.sourceforge.jp>
+R: Yoshinori Sato <ysato@users.sourceforge.jp>
 R: Magnus Damm <magnus.damm@gmail.com>
 S: Odd Fixes
 F: hw/char/sh_serial.c
@@ -1425,7 +1425,7 @@ F: hw/timer/sh_timer.c
 F: include/hw/sh4/sh_intc.h
 
 Shix
-M: Yoshinori Sato <ysato@users.sourceforge.jp>
+R: Yoshinori Sato <ysato@users.sourceforge.jp>
 R: Magnus Damm <magnus.damm@gmail.com>
 S: Odd Fixes
 F: hw/block/tc58128.c
@@ -2181,7 +2181,7 @@ F: include/hw/*/*xive*
 F: docs/*/*xive*
 
 Renesas peripherals
-M: Yoshinori Sato <ysato@users.sourceforge.jp>
+R: Yoshinori Sato <ysato@users.sourceforge.jp>
 R: Magnus Damm <magnus.damm@gmail.com>
 S: Odd Fixes
 F: hw/char/renesas_sci.c