diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/83xx/mcu_mpc8349emitx.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/83xx/mcu_mpc8349emitx.c
index dbcd0303afed..63c5ab6489c9 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/83xx/mcu_mpc8349emitx.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/83xx/mcu_mpc8349emitx.c
@@ -222,7 +222,6 @@ static const struct of_device_id mcu_of_match_table[] = {
 static struct i2c_driver mcu_driver = {
 	.driver = {
 		.name = "mcu-mpc8349emitx",
-		.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 		.of_match_table = mcu_of_match_table,
 	},
 	.probe = mcu_probe,