diff --git a/drivers/staging/mt7621-pci/pci-mt7621.c b/drivers/staging/mt7621-pci/pci-mt7621.c
index 602321522198..c49442c9b187 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/mt7621-pci/pci-mt7621.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/mt7621-pci/pci-mt7621.c
@@ -832,7 +832,6 @@ static struct platform_driver mt7621_pci_driver = {
 	.probe = mt7621_pci_probe,
 	.driver = {
 		.name = "mt7621-pci",
-		.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 		.of_match_table = of_match_ptr(mt7621_pci_ids),
 	},
 };