diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_hdmi.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_hdmi.c
index 15a11cd4de25..6339c6f0f571 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_hdmi.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_hdmi.c
@@ -1117,6 +1117,7 @@ static int vc4_hdmi_audio_init(struct vc4_hdmi *hdmi)
 	card->num_links = 1;
 	card->name = "vc4-hdmi";
 	card->dev = dev;
+	card->owner = THIS_MODULE;
 
 	/*
 	 * Be careful, snd_soc_register_card() calls dev_set_drvdata() and