diff --git a/drivers/staging/most/hdm-i2c/hdm_i2c.c b/drivers/staging/most/hdm-i2c/hdm_i2c.c
index cffea40d09d0..976828164ccd 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/most/hdm-i2c/hdm_i2c.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/most/hdm-i2c/hdm_i2c.c
@@ -416,7 +416,6 @@ MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(i2c, i2c_id);
 static struct i2c_driver i2c_driver = {
 	.driver = {
 		.name = "hdm_i2c",
-		.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 	},
 	.probe = i2c_probe,
 	.remove = i2c_remove,