diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wl12xx/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wl12xx/main.c
index 0bccf123831ec0ab80d8a8c62e99b01d7cd23c12..d6d0d6d9c7a89b4e9377a5e48cf694f1d1161f33 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wl12xx/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wl12xx/main.c
@@ -1900,7 +1900,6 @@ static struct platform_driver wl12xx_driver = {
 	.id_table	= wl12xx_id_table,
 	.driver = {
 		.name	= "wl12xx_driver",
-		.owner	= THIS_MODULE,
 	}
 };