diff --git a/net/mac80211/debugfs.c b/net/mac80211/debugfs.c
index 1f914b48e3bb..a8f677cfc77e 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/debugfs.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/debugfs.c
@@ -529,6 +529,7 @@ static ssize_t hwflags_write(struct file *file, const char __user *user_buf,
 }
 
 static const struct file_operations hwflags_ops = {
+	.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 	.open = simple_open,
 	.read = hwflags_read,
 	.write = hwflags_write,