diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index ea3e6c914384..c3bfd3ae5cfb 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -2640,6 +2640,7 @@ M:	Magnus Damm <magnus.damm@gmail.com>
 L:	linux-renesas-soc@vger.kernel.org
 S:	Supported
 Q:	http://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-renesas-soc/list/
+C:	irc://irc.libera.chat/renesas-soc
 T:	git git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/geert/renesas-devel.git next
 F:	Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/renesas.yaml
 F:	arch/arm/boot/dts/emev2*