diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/release.nix b/pkgs/top-level/release.nix
index bc7c1a56474f..2bc07b483ccb 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/release.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/release.nix
@@ -66,9 +66,7 @@ in {
 
   tarball = import ./make-tarball.nix;
 
-} // (mapTestOn (rec {
-
-  maintainedPackages = selectMaintained pkgs;
+} // (mapTestOn ((selectMaintained pkgs) // rec {
 
   MPlayer = linux;
   abcde = linux;