diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/rt5659.c b/sound/soc/codecs/rt5659.c
index dc404cc771fd..1b7060850340 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/rt5659.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/rt5659.c
@@ -4233,7 +4233,6 @@ MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(acpi, rt5659_acpi_match);
 static struct i2c_driver rt5659_i2c_driver = {
 	.driver = {
 		.name = "rt5659",
-		.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 		.of_match_table = of_match_ptr(rt5659_of_match),
 		.acpi_match_table = ACPI_PTR(rt5659_acpi_match),
 	},