diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_omap.c b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_omap.c
index 7c485eaf7dd18d4e1d0fd284e04078c45b4f2798..9191d05cfaf0af351b5fe697a4419b45481ec0b3 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_omap.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_omap.c
@@ -1331,7 +1331,6 @@ static struct platform_driver omap8250_platform_driver = {
 		.name		= "omap8250",
 		.pm		= &omap8250_dev_pm_ops,
 		.of_match_table = omap8250_dt_ids,
-		.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 	},
 	.probe			= omap8250_probe,
 	.remove			= omap8250_remove,