diff --git a/admin/authors.el b/admin/authors.el
index 838862241c0..d38e8ff9a66 100644
--- a/admin/authors.el
+++ b/admin/authors.el
@@ -294,6 +294,7 @@ files.")
     (nil "vjoki@")
     (nil "whatacold@gmail\\.com")
     ("William M. Perry" "Bill Perry")
+    ("William O'Brien" "will\\.08rien@gmail.com")
     ("Włodzimierz Bzyl" "W.*dek Bzyl")
     (nil "xyblor")
     ("Yilkal Argaw" "yilkalargaw" "yilkalargawworkneh@gmail\\.com")