diff --git a/sound/soc/qcom/apq8096.c b/sound/soc/qcom/apq8096.c
index 239b8cb77bdb..cab8c4ff7c00 100644
--- a/sound/soc/qcom/apq8096.c
+++ b/sound/soc/qcom/apq8096.c
@@ -246,7 +246,6 @@ static struct platform_driver msm_snd_apq8096_driver = {
 	.remove = apq8096_platform_remove,
 	.driver = {
 		.name = "msm-snd-apq8096",
-		.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 		.of_match_table = msm_snd_apq8096_dt_match,
 	},
 };