diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpio-xgs-iproc.c b/drivers/gpio/gpio-xgs-iproc.c
index bb183f584d92..773e5c24309e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpio-xgs-iproc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpio-xgs-iproc.c
@@ -308,7 +308,6 @@ MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(of, bcm_iproc_gpio_of_match);
 static struct platform_driver bcm_iproc_gpio_driver = {
 	.driver = {
 		.name = "iproc-xgs-gpio",
-		.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 		.of_match_table = bcm_iproc_gpio_of_match,
 	},
 	.probe = iproc_gpio_probe,