diff --git a/drivers/staging/vc04_services/interface/vchiq_arm/vchiq_arm.c b/drivers/staging/vc04_services/interface/vchiq_arm/vchiq_arm.c
index 5ec7c96fad33..ed388c41747b 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/vc04_services/interface/vchiq_arm/vchiq_arm.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/vc04_services/interface/vchiq_arm/vchiq_arm.c
@@ -2884,7 +2884,6 @@ MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(of, vchiq_of_match);
 static struct platform_driver vchiq_driver = {
 	.driver = {
 		.name = "bcm2835_vchiq",
-		.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 		.of_match_table = vchiq_of_match,
 	},
 	.probe = vchiq_probe,