diff --git a/pkgs/servers/search/elasticsearch/plugins.nix b/pkgs/servers/search/elasticsearch/plugins.nix
index 4d98ce6a71f9..c03a2feae5f2 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/search/elasticsearch/plugins.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/search/elasticsearch/plugins.nix
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ let
       buildInputs = [ unzip ];
       meta = a.meta // {
         platforms = elasticsearch.meta.platforms;
-        maintainers = a.maintainers ++ [ maintainers.offline ];
+        maintainers = (a.meta.maintainers or []) ++ [ maintainers.offline ];
       };
     });
 in {