diff --git a/rust/kernel/drm/device.rs b/rust/kernel/drm/device.rs
index 48d8b26282d1..81f9f7e59817 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/drm/device.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/drm/device.rs
@@ -203,7 +203,8 @@ const fn compute_features() -> u32 {
         fops: &Self::GEM_FOPS,
     };
 
-    const GEM_FOPS: bindings::file_operations = drm::gem::create_fops();
+    const GEM_FOPS: bindings::file_operations =
+        drm::gem::create_fops(crate::module::this_module::<T::OwnerModule>().as_ptr());
 
     /// Create a new `UnregisteredDevice` for a `drm::Driver`.
     ///
diff --git a/rust/kernel/drm/gem/mod.rs b/rust/kernel/drm/gem/mod.rs
index c8b66d816871..a7ba1453d40b 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/drm/gem/mod.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/drm/gem/mod.rs
@@ -387,10 +387,10 @@ impl<T: DriverObject, Ctx: DeviceContext> AllocImpl for Object<T, Ctx> {
     };
 }
 
-pub(super) const fn create_fops() -> bindings::file_operations {
+pub(super) const fn create_fops(owner: *mut bindings::module) -> bindings::file_operations {
     let mut fops: bindings::file_operations = pin_init::zeroed();
 
-    fops.owner = core::ptr::null_mut();
+    fops.owner = owner;
     fops.open = Some(bindings::drm_open);
     fops.release = Some(bindings::drm_release);
     fops.unlocked_ioctl = Some(bindings::drm_ioctl);