diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mac80211_hwsim.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mac80211_hwsim.c
index babbdc1ce741c62024bc6220fdcf2a7bd3487790..1510a3b7b5eb93ba39caf97e01f84483ceed2949 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mac80211_hwsim.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mac80211_hwsim.c
@@ -395,7 +395,6 @@ static int hwsim_radio_idx;
 static struct platform_driver mac80211_hwsim_driver = {
 	.driver = {
 		.name = "mac80211_hwsim",
-		.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 	},
 };