diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/cht_bsw_rt5645.c b/sound/soc/intel/cht_bsw_rt5645.c
index b6f8377b6e332b680cc3716a01750c4f8d581988..bd29617a9ab9d2a2c396b05e25a858855529bb45 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/cht_bsw_rt5645.c
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/cht_bsw_rt5645.c
@@ -312,7 +312,6 @@ static int snd_cht_mc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 static struct platform_driver snd_cht_mc_driver = {
 	.driver = {
-		.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 		.name = "cht-bsw-rt5645",
 		.pm = &snd_soc_pm_ops,
 	},