diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/boards/bxt_rt298.c b/sound/soc/intel/boards/bxt_rt298.c
index 0c3a3cbcb884c080c24275551f5ee6d2e329ad98..1daf98ef9d2810c5dcf81ae5543695ecc0996c32 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/boards/bxt_rt298.c
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/boards/bxt_rt298.c
@@ -492,7 +492,6 @@ static int bxt_card_late_probe(struct snd_soc_card *card)
 /* broxton audio machine driver for SPT + RT298S */
 static struct snd_soc_card broxton_rt298 = {
 	.name = "broxton-rt298",
-	.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 	.dai_link = broxton_rt298_dais,
 	.num_links = ARRAY_SIZE(broxton_rt298_dais),
 	.controls = broxton_controls,