diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-xcomm.c b/drivers/spi/spi-xcomm.c
index bb478dccf1d82dd5d9fb1316bd04cf1755f08f0a..d0561a8d9f16e6637b749f05decaa3451dcf891a 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-xcomm.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-xcomm.c
@@ -241,7 +241,6 @@ static const struct i2c_device_id spi_xcomm_ids[] = {
 static struct i2c_driver spi_xcomm_driver = {
 	.driver = {
 		.name	= "spi-xcomm",
-		.owner	= THIS_MODULE,
 	},
 	.id_table	= spi_xcomm_ids,
 	.probe		= spi_xcomm_probe,