diff --git a/scripts/get_maintainer.pl b/scripts/get_maintainer.pl
index cf629cdf3c..533d0df72a 100755
--- a/scripts/get_maintainer.pl
+++ b/scripts/get_maintainer.pl
@@ -732,8 +732,15 @@ sub get_maintainers {
         my @email_new;
         my $do_replace = 0;
         foreach my $email (@email_to) {
-            if ($email->[1] ne 'supporter:THE REST') {
+            # Replace @email_to list with a list which drop "THE REST" if
+            # there's a role other than "reviewer", that is if there's a
+            # maintainer/supporter in a section other than THE REST.
+            if ($email->[1] ne 'supporter:THE REST' and $email->[1] ne 'reviewer') {
                 $do_replace = 1;
+            }
+            # Prepare a new list without "THE REST", to be used if $do_replace
+            # is true.
+            if ($email->[1] ne 'supporter:THE REST') {
                 push @email_new, $email;
             }
         }