diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/axon_msi.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/axon_msi.c
index 862b32702d2933d062e33ccf20df8eff7bfc9d41..89115d33a84629df6d8d3b7729ef8e6b5ba23bbf 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/axon_msi.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/axon_msi.c
@@ -437,7 +437,6 @@ static struct platform_driver axon_msi_driver = {
 	.shutdown	= axon_msi_shutdown,
 	.driver = {
 		.name = "axon-msi",
-		.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 		.of_match_table = axon_msi_device_id,
 	},
 };