diff --git a/drivers/dma/at_xdmac.c b/drivers/dma/at_xdmac.c
index b60d77a22df673c25cf72259ad3be6f7416b19d6..1c4c96b7e2bf84385af65c7f0f04b58e190eebab 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/at_xdmac.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/at_xdmac.c
@@ -1507,7 +1507,6 @@ static struct platform_driver at_xdmac_driver = {
 	.remove		= at_xdmac_remove,
 	.driver = {
 		.name		= "at_xdmac",
-		.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 		.of_match_table	= of_match_ptr(atmel_xdmac_dt_ids),
 		.pm		= &atmel_xdmac_dev_pm_ops,
 	}