diff --git a/arch/mips/cavium-octeon/flash_setup.c b/arch/mips/cavium-octeon/flash_setup.c
index a3d609da4510893840284a31f91a4cf45088eb5e..a5e8f4a784af664cf96c1284df2c26f83bf09dc0 100644
--- a/arch/mips/cavium-octeon/flash_setup.c
+++ b/arch/mips/cavium-octeon/flash_setup.c
@@ -129,7 +129,6 @@ MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(of, of_flash_match);
 static struct platform_driver of_flash_driver = {
 	.driver = {
 		.name = "octeon-of-flash",
-		.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 		.of_match_table = of_flash_match,
 	},
 	.probe		= octeon_flash_probe,