diff --git a/lib/maintainers.nix b/lib/maintainers.nix
index 7c75bfdc0c67..329a2fe8de06 100644
--- a/lib/maintainers.nix
+++ b/lib/maintainers.nix
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
   cdepillabout = "Dennis Gosnell <cdep.illabout@gmail.com>";
   cfouche = "Chaddaï Fouché <chaddai.fouche@gmail.com>";
   chaoflow = "Florian Friesdorf <flo@chaoflow.net>";
+  christopherpoole = "Christopher Mark Poole <mail@christopherpoole.net>";
   coconnor = "Corey O'Connor <coreyoconnor@gmail.com>";
   copumpkin = "Dan Peebles <pumpkingod@gmail.com>";
   coroa = "Jonas Hörsch <jonas@chaoflow.net>";
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/dlib/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/dlib/default.nix
index 8dfc91a125fe..94f74e516f1b 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/dlib/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/dlib/default.nix
@@ -34,11 +34,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   buildInputs = [ cmake x11 ];
   propagatedBuildInputs = [ x11 ];
 
-  meta = {
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     description = "Dlib is a general purpose cross-platform C++ machine learning library.";
     homepage = http://www.dlib.net;
     license = stdenv.lib.licenses.boost;
-    maintainers = [ ];
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ christopherpoole ];
     platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.all;
   };
 }