diff --git a/drivers/iio/magnetometer/ak8974.c b/drivers/iio/magnetometer/ak8974.c
index 12bd17b4cf58..217353145676 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/magnetometer/ak8974.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/magnetometer/ak8974.c
@@ -845,7 +845,6 @@ MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(of, ak8974_of_match);
 static struct i2c_driver ak8974_driver = {
 	.driver	 = {
 		.name	= "ak8974",
-		.owner	= THIS_MODULE,
 		.pm = &ak8974_dev_pm_ops,
 		.of_match_table = of_match_ptr(ak8974_of_match),
 	},