diff --git a/scripts/get_maintainer.pl b/scripts/get_maintainer.pl
index a00156855354..6cbcd1a3e113 100755
--- a/scripts/get_maintainer.pl
+++ b/scripts/get_maintainer.pl
@@ -932,10 +932,6 @@ sub get_maintainers {
 	}
     }
 
-    foreach my $fix (@fixes) {
-	vcs_add_commit_signers($fix, "blamed_fixes");
-    }
-
     foreach my $email (@email_to, @list_to) {
 	$email->[0] = deduplicate_email($email->[0]);
     }
@@ -974,6 +970,10 @@ sub get_maintainers {
 	}
     }
 
+    foreach my $fix (@fixes) {
+	vcs_add_commit_signers($fix, "blamed_fixes");
+    }
+
     my @to = ();
     if ($email || $email_list) {
 	if ($email) {