diff --git a/drivers/iio/potentiometer/max5487.c b/drivers/iio/potentiometer/max5487.c
index ec1a91a0a391..5042d3e09b12 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/potentiometer/max5487.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/potentiometer/max5487.c
@@ -146,7 +146,6 @@ MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(acpi, max5487_acpi_match);
 static struct spi_driver max5487_driver = {
 	.driver = {
 		.name = "max5487",
-		.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 		.acpi_match_table = ACPI_PTR(max5487_acpi_match),
 	},
 	.id_table = max5487_id,