diff --git a/CODEOWNERS b/CODEOWNERS
index ea4afb796f..bcbac8a72f 100644
--- a/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/CODEOWNERS
@@ -651,7 +651,7 @@
 /include/zephyr/logging/                         @nordic-krch
 /include/zephyr/lorawan/lorawan.h                @Mani-Sadhasivam
 /include/zephyr/mgmt/osdp.h                      @sidcha
-/include/zephyr/mgmt/mcumgr/                     @de-nordic
+/include/zephyr/mgmt/mcumgr/                     @nordicjm
 /include/zephyr/net/                             @rlubos @tbursztyka
 /include/zephyr/net/buf.h                        @jhedberg @tbursztyka @rlubos
 /include/zephyr/net/coap*.h                      @rlubos
diff --git a/MAINTAINERS.yml b/MAINTAINERS.yml
index 08cdb8d14a..ea856590b1 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS.yml
+++ b/MAINTAINERS.yml
@@ -1699,9 +1699,9 @@ Mbed TLS:
 MCU Manager:
   status: maintained
   maintainers:
-    - de-nordic
-  collaborators:
     - nordicjm
+  collaborators:
+    - de-nordic
   files:
     - subsys/mgmt/mcumgr/
     - include/zephyr/mgmt/mcumgr/