diff --git a/common/pr.go b/common/pr.go
index 5cd11f9..5e1671f 100644
--- a/common/pr.go
+++ b/common/pr.go
@@ -256,13 +256,17 @@ func (rs *PRSet) AssignReviewers(gitea GiteaReviewFetcherAndRequester, maintaine
 			}
 		} else {
 			pkg := pr.PR.Base.Repo.Name
-			reviewers = slices.Concat(configReviewers.Pkg, maintainers.ListProjectMaintainers(nil), maintainers.ListPackageMaintainers(pkg, nil), configReviewers.PkgOptional)
+			pkg_maintainers := maintainers.ListPackageMaintainers(pkg, nil)
+			if slices.Contains(pkg_maintainers, pr.PR.User.UserName) {
+				pkg_maintainers = nil
+			}
+			reviewers = slices.Concat(configReviewers.Pkg, maintainers.ListProjectMaintainers(nil), pkg_maintainers, configReviewers.PkgOptional)
 		}
 
 		slices.Sort(reviewers)
 		reviewers = slices.Compact(reviewers)
 
-		// submitters do not need to review their own work
+		// submitters cannot review their own work
 		if idx := slices.Index(reviewers, pr.PR.User.UserName); idx != -1 {
 			reviewers = slices.Delete(reviewers, idx, idx+1)
 		}