diff --git a/sound/soc/sh/dma-sh7760.c b/sound/soc/sh/dma-sh7760.c
index c85f8eb66c97..a5b2c4ea90d9 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sh/dma-sh7760.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sh/dma-sh7760.c
@@ -345,7 +345,6 @@ static int sh7760_soc_platform_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 static struct platform_driver sh7760_pcm_driver = {
 	.driver = {
 			.name = "sh7760-pcm-audio",
-			.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 	},
 
 	.probe = sh7760_soc_platform_probe,
diff --git a/sound/soc/sh/hac.c b/sound/soc/sh/hac.c
index 0af2e4dfd139..0e0115cf2959 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sh/hac.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sh/hac.c
@@ -333,7 +333,6 @@ static int hac_soc_platform_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 static struct platform_driver hac_pcm_driver = {
 	.driver = {
 			.name = "hac-pcm-audio",
-			.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 	},
 
 	.probe = hac_soc_platform_probe,
diff --git a/sound/soc/sh/siu_dai.c b/sound/soc/sh/siu_dai.c
index d55babee14f8..abb0d956231c 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sh/siu_dai.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sh/siu_dai.c
@@ -845,7 +845,6 @@ static int siu_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 static struct platform_driver siu_driver = {
 	.driver 	= {
-		.owner	= THIS_MODULE,
 		.name	= "siu-pcm-audio",
 	},
 	.probe		= siu_probe,
diff --git a/sound/soc/sh/ssi.c b/sound/soc/sh/ssi.c
index e889405ebd38..ab13146e4f82 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sh/ssi.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sh/ssi.c
@@ -398,7 +398,6 @@ static int sh4_soc_dai_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 static struct platform_driver sh4_ssi_driver = {
 	.driver = {
 			.name = "sh4-ssi-dai",
-			.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 	},
 
 	.probe = sh4_soc_dai_probe,