diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/tlv320aic3x-spi.c b/sound/soc/codecs/tlv320aic3x-spi.c
index deed6ec7e081..f8c1c16eaa0e 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/tlv320aic3x-spi.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/tlv320aic3x-spi.c
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(of, aic3x_of_id);
 static struct spi_driver aic3x_spi_driver = {
 	.driver = {
 		.name = "tlv320aic3x",
-		.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 		.of_match_table = aic3x_of_id,
 	},
 	.probe = aic3x_spi_probe,