diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_platform.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_platform.c
index 4032b170fe243e230b117c49a420c7e11db21459..3039de2465bac825049e99e2130f49be13291e18 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_platform.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_platform.c
@@ -430,7 +430,6 @@ static struct platform_driver stmmac_pltfr_driver = {
 	.remove = stmmac_pltfr_remove,
 	.driver = {
 		   .name = STMMAC_RESOURCE_NAME,
-		   .owner = THIS_MODULE,
 		   .pm = &stmmac_pltfr_pm_ops,
 		   .of_match_table = of_match_ptr(stmmac_dt_ids),
 	},