diff --git a/scripts/libmakepkg/lint_config/meson.build b/scripts/libmakepkg/lint_config/meson.build
index 7783d87a..9bcdad16 100644
--- a/scripts/libmakepkg/lint_config/meson.build
+++ b/scripts/libmakepkg/lint_config/meson.build
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ libmakepkg_module = 'lint_config'
 sources = [
   'ext.sh.in',
   'nproc.sh.in',
+  'packager.sh.in',
   'paths.sh.in',
   'source_date_epoch.sh.in',
   'variable.sh.in',
diff --git a/scripts/libmakepkg/lint_config/packager.sh.in b/scripts/libmakepkg/lint_config/packager.sh.in
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..33931f1b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/libmakepkg/lint_config/packager.sh.in
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+#
+#   source_date_epoch.sh - Check that reproducible builds timestamp is valid
+#
+#   Copyright (c) 2018-2025 Pacman Development Team <pacman-dev@lists.archlinux.org>
+#
+#   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+#   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+#   the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+#   (at your option) any later version.
+#
+#   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+#   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+#   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+#   GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+#   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+#   along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+
+[[ -n $LIBMAKEPKG_LINT_CONFIG_PACKAGER_SH ]] && return
+LIBMAKEPKG_LINT_CONFIG_PACKAGER_SH=1
+
+MAKEPKG_LIBRARY=${MAKEPKG_LIBRARY:-'@libmakepkgdir@'}
+
+source "$MAKEPKG_LIBRARY/util/message.sh"
+
+lint_config_functions+=('lint_packager')
+
+
+lint_packager() {
+	# pacman relies on this format to extract an email address from PACKAGER for WKD key lookup
+	local match='^([^<>]+ )?<[^<>]*>$'
+	if ! [[ $PACKAGER == "Unknown Packager" || $PACKAGER =~ $match ]]; then
+		warning "$(gettext "PACKAGER should have the format 'Example Name <email@address.invalid>'")"
+	fi
+}
diff --git a/scripts/libmakepkg/lint_config/variable.sh.in b/scripts/libmakepkg/lint_config/variable.sh.in
index 293e7020..0a99ef81 100644
--- a/scripts/libmakepkg/lint_config/variable.sh.in
+++ b/scripts/libmakepkg/lint_config/variable.sh.in
@@ -60,11 +60,5 @@ lint_config_variables() {
 		fi
 	done
 
-	# pacman should be able to extract an email address from PACKAGER for WKD key lookup
-	local match='^([^<>]+ )?<[^<>]*>$'
-	if ! [[ $PACKAGER == "Unknown Packager" || $PACKAGER =~ $match ]]; then
-		warning "$(gettext "PACKAGER should have the format 'Example Name <email@address.invalid>'")"
-	fi
-
 	return $ret
 }