diff --git a/drivers/staging/netlogic/xlr_net.c b/drivers/staging/netlogic/xlr_net.c
index ad19ba9df3c7c5a39c9ce8e82ffae15a31bde2af..5ecb3e6a5bb30917c5d94780f4c226a55ade164b 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/netlogic/xlr_net.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/netlogic/xlr_net.c
@@ -1133,7 +1133,6 @@ static struct platform_driver xlr_net_driver = {
 	.remove		= xlr_net_remove,
 	.driver		= {
 		.name	= "xlr-net",
-		.owner	= THIS_MODULE,
 	},
 };