diff --git a/drivers/media/i2c/ml86v7667.c b/drivers/media/i2c/ml86v7667.c
index d1e7102d11fd1ba0b15738c7b094d208dcad9709..38a20fe181eef9b09e73cdf266ce4642a074a6f3 100644
--- a/drivers/media/i2c/ml86v7667.c
+++ b/drivers/media/i2c/ml86v7667.c
@@ -437,7 +437,6 @@ MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(i2c, ml86v7667_id);
 static struct i2c_driver ml86v7667_i2c_driver = {
 	.driver = {
 		.name	= DRV_NAME,
-		.owner	= THIS_MODULE,
 	},
 	.probe		= ml86v7667_probe,
 	.remove		= ml86v7667_remove,