diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-pic32.c b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-pic32.c
index 059df707a2fe..72c13b6f05f9 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-pic32.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-pic32.c
@@ -243,7 +243,6 @@ MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(of, pic32_sdhci_id_table);
 static struct platform_driver pic32_sdhci_driver = {
 	.driver = {
 		.name	= "pic32-sdhci",
-		.owner	= THIS_MODULE,
 		.of_match_table = of_match_ptr(pic32_sdhci_id_table),
 	},
 	.probe		= pic32_sdhci_probe,