diff --git a/sound/soc/zte/zx296702-spdif.c b/sound/soc/zte/zx296702-spdif.c
index b01df813af427b67f0f40c55aded12b8a8de4484..27d940c37f79296da3cdaaef01161346b9714751 100644
--- a/sound/soc/zte/zx296702-spdif.c
+++ b/sound/soc/zte/zx296702-spdif.c
@@ -358,7 +358,6 @@ static struct platform_driver spdif_driver = {
 	.probe = zx_spdif_probe,
 	.driver = {
 		.name = "zx-spdif",
-		.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 		.of_match_table = zx_spdif_dt_ids,
 	},
 };