diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/boards/cml_rt1011_rt5682.c b/sound/soc/intel/boards/cml_rt1011_rt5682.c
index 189c908c4aa8..6e8934f348ef 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/boards/cml_rt1011_rt5682.c
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/boards/cml_rt1011_rt5682.c
@@ -501,6 +501,7 @@ static struct snd_soc_codec_conf rt1011_conf[] = {
 /* Cometlake audio machine driver for RT1011 and RT5682 */
 static struct snd_soc_card snd_soc_card_cml = {
 	.name = "cml_rt1011_rt5682",
+	.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 	.dai_link = cml_rt1011_rt5682_dailink,
 	.num_links = ARRAY_SIZE(cml_rt1011_rt5682_dailink),
 	.codec_conf = rt1011_conf,