diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/si2165.c b/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/si2165.c
index d55d8f169dca..c9bcd2e95417 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/si2165.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/si2165.c
@@ -1301,7 +1301,6 @@ MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(i2c, si2165_id_table);
 
 static struct i2c_driver si2165_driver = {
 	.driver = {
-		.owner	= THIS_MODULE,
 		.name	= "si2165",
 	},
 	.probe		= si2165_probe,