diff --git a/drivers/dma/imx-dma.c b/drivers/dma/imx-dma.c
index ac6011359d65..286660a12cc6 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/imx-dma.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/imx-dma.c
@@ -1236,6 +1236,7 @@ static int imxdma_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 static struct platform_driver imxdma_driver = {
 	.driver		= {
 		.name	= "imx-dma",
+		.owner	= THIS_MODULE,
 		.of_match_table = imx_dma_of_dev_id,
 	},
 	.id_table	= imx_dma_devtype,