diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/82xx/ep8248e.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/82xx/ep8248e.c
index 3d0c3a01143de70d8bac28a1e884fed0c64cfe24..a0cb8bd41958b3f79058e2d888f6fd8ea054372a 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/82xx/ep8248e.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/82xx/ep8248e.c
@@ -169,7 +169,6 @@ static const struct of_device_id ep8248e_mdio_match[] = {
 static struct platform_driver ep8248e_mdio_driver = {
 	.driver = {
 		.name = "ep8248e-mdio-bitbang",
-		.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 		.of_match_table = ep8248e_mdio_match,
 	},
 	.probe = ep8248e_mdio_probe,