diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-cadence.c b/drivers/spi/spi-cadence.c
index 562ff83debd9..7b811e38c7ad 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-cadence.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-cadence.c
@@ -677,7 +677,6 @@ static struct platform_driver cdns_spi_driver = {
 	.remove	= cdns_spi_remove,
 	.driver = {
 		.name = CDNS_SPI_NAME,
-		.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 		.of_match_table = cdns_spi_of_match,
 		.pm = &cdns_spi_dev_pm_ops,
 	},