diff --git a/drivers/mailbox/omap-mailbox.c b/drivers/mailbox/omap-mailbox.c
index bcc7ee129276..42978c4b63fc 100644
--- a/drivers/mailbox/omap-mailbox.c
+++ b/drivers/mailbox/omap-mailbox.c
@@ -814,7 +814,6 @@ static struct platform_driver omap_mbox_driver = {
 	.remove	= omap_mbox_remove,
 	.driver	= {
 		.name = "omap-mailbox",
-		.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 		.of_match_table = of_match_ptr(omap_mailbox_of_match),
 	},
 };