diff --git a/sound/soc/generic/simple-card.c b/sound/soc/generic/simple-card.c
index d1b7293c133e..df77772e9dff 100644
--- a/sound/soc/generic/simple-card.c
+++ b/sound/soc/generic/simple-card.c
@@ -590,7 +590,6 @@ MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(of, asoc_simple_of_match);
 static struct platform_driver asoc_simple_card = {
 	.driver = {
 		.name = "asoc-simple-card",
-		.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 		.of_match_table = asoc_simple_of_match,
 	},
 	.probe = asoc_simple_card_probe,