diff --git a/fs/orangefs/orangefs-debugfs.c b/fs/orangefs/orangefs-debugfs.c
index d484068ca716..38887cc5577f 100644
--- a/fs/orangefs/orangefs-debugfs.c
+++ b/fs/orangefs/orangefs-debugfs.c
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ static const struct seq_operations help_debug_ops = {
 };
 
 const struct file_operations debug_help_fops = {
+	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 	.open           = orangefs_debug_help_open,
 	.read           = seq_read,
 	.release        = seq_release,
@@ -121,6 +122,7 @@ const struct file_operations debug_help_fops = {
 };
 
 static const struct file_operations kernel_debug_fops = {
+	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 	.open           = orangefs_debug_open,
 	.read           = orangefs_debug_read,
 	.write		= orangefs_debug_write,