diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8821ae/rc.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8821ae/rc.c
index 0cc32c60ddee74e4ff83c488a3ed6f39cfb99ba7..d387f13ea7dc158e9034d843a2fcf2aeb0e7dfa3 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8821ae/rc.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8821ae/rc.c
@@ -286,6 +286,7 @@ static void rtl_rate_free_sta(void *rtlpriv,
 }
 
 static struct rate_control_ops rtl_rate_ops = {
+	.module = NULL,
 	.name = "rtl_rc",
 	.alloc = rtl_rate_alloc,
 	.free = rtl_rate_free,