diff --git a/drivers/pwm/pwm-pca9685.c b/drivers/pwm/pwm-pca9685.c
index 34b5c275a92a3ca592c5fee09b8ca45634caea49..bd5f0276db049a36b8f67aac959b347c5c284b70 100644
--- a/drivers/pwm/pwm-pca9685.c
+++ b/drivers/pwm/pwm-pca9685.c
@@ -285,7 +285,6 @@ MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(of, pca9685_dt_ids);
 static struct i2c_driver pca9685_i2c_driver = {
 	.driver = {
 		.name = "pca9685-pwm",
-		.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 		.of_match_table = pca9685_dt_ids,
 	},
 	.probe = pca9685_pwm_probe,