diff --git a/drivers/dma/xilinx/xilinx_vdma.c b/drivers/dma/xilinx/xilinx_vdma.c
index 42a13e8d4607..a6e64767186e 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/xilinx/xilinx_vdma.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/xilinx/xilinx_vdma.c
@@ -1365,7 +1365,6 @@ static const struct of_device_id xilinx_vdma_of_ids[] = {
 static struct platform_driver xilinx_vdma_driver = {
 	.driver = {
 		.name = "xilinx-vdma",
-		.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 		.of_match_table = xilinx_vdma_of_ids,
 	},
 	.probe = xilinx_vdma_probe,