diff --git a/review-tools/gitaddrev b/review-tools/gitaddrev
index 175f7f37..b448d7bd 100755
--- a/review-tools/gitaddrev
+++ b/review-tools/gitaddrev
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ sub is_author {
 sub try_add_reviewer {
     my $id = shift;
     my $rc = undef;
-    my $id2 = $id =~ /^\@(.*)$/ ? { github => $1 } : $id;
+    my $id2 = $id =~ /^\@(.*)$/ ? $1 : $id;
     my $rev = $query->find_person_tag($id2, 'rev');
     if ($rev) {
         my $cla = $query->has_cla(lc $rev);