diff --git a/drivers/staging/octeon-usb/octeon-hcd.c b/drivers/staging/octeon-usb/octeon-hcd.c
index 5f9db4cbb38170064a3f269d87a1975f67a70b8f..2f8eaf768bf3a8ca58cb5f6b5f7edc09129b4a41 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/octeon-usb/octeon-hcd.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/octeon-usb/octeon-hcd.c
@@ -3882,7 +3882,6 @@ static struct of_device_id octeon_usb_match[] = {
 static struct platform_driver octeon_usb_driver = {
 	.driver = {
 		.name       = "OcteonUSB",
-		.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 		.of_match_table = octeon_usb_match,
 	},
 	.probe      = octeon_usb_probe,