diff --git a/sound/soc/tegra/tegra_rt5677.c b/sound/soc/tegra/tegra_rt5677.c
index e4cf978a6e3a..4453566405ef 100644
--- a/sound/soc/tegra/tegra_rt5677.c
+++ b/sound/soc/tegra/tegra_rt5677.c
@@ -331,7 +331,6 @@ static const struct of_device_id tegra_rt5677_of_match[] = {
 static struct platform_driver tegra_rt5677_driver = {
 	.driver = {
 		.name = DRV_NAME,
-		.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 		.pm = &snd_soc_pm_ops,
 		.of_match_table = tegra_rt5677_of_match,
 	},