diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/panthor/panthor_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/panthor/panthor_drv.c
index 0304eb83d0b2..9256806eb662 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/panthor/panthor_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/panthor/panthor_drv.c
@@ -1401,14 +1401,9 @@ panthor_open(struct drm_device *ddev, struct drm_file *file)
 	struct panthor_file *pfile;
 	int ret;
 
-	if (!try_module_get(THIS_MODULE))
-		return -EINVAL;
-
 	pfile = kzalloc(sizeof(*pfile), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!pfile) {
-		ret = -ENOMEM;
-		goto err_put_mod;
-	}
+	if (!pfile)
+		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	pfile->ptdev = ptdev;
 	pfile->user_mmio.offset = DRM_PANTHOR_USER_MMIO_OFFSET;
@@ -1440,9 +1435,6 @@ panthor_open(struct drm_device *ddev, struct drm_file *file)
 
 err_free_file:
 	kfree(pfile);
-
-err_put_mod:
-	module_put(THIS_MODULE);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -1455,7 +1447,6 @@ panthor_postclose(struct drm_device *ddev, struct drm_file *file)
 	panthor_vm_pool_destroy(pfile);
 
 	kfree(pfile);
-	module_put(THIS_MODULE);
 }
 
 static const struct drm_ioctl_desc panthor_drm_driver_ioctls[] = {
@@ -1556,6 +1547,7 @@ static void panthor_show_fdinfo(struct drm_printer *p, struct drm_file *file)
 }
 
 static const struct file_operations panthor_drm_driver_fops = {
+	.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 	.open = drm_open,
 	.release = drm_release,
 	.unlocked_ioctl = drm_ioctl,