diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800soc.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800soc.c
index f6d1bf5be006cd9d8a753d946ebf1f666df1428b..aaa7aa4cad9dd5a9ca9d73846d15f11a0b12226a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800soc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800soc.c
@@ -244,7 +244,6 @@ static int rt2800soc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 static struct platform_driver rt2800soc_driver = {
 	.driver		= {
 		.name		= "rt2800_wmac",
-		.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 		.mod_name	= KBUILD_MODNAME,
 	},
 	.probe		= rt2800soc_probe,