diff --git a/drivers/misc/nsm.c b/drivers/misc/nsm.c
index 0eaa3b4484bd..ef7b32742340 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/nsm.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/nsm.c
@@ -494,7 +494,6 @@ static struct virtio_driver virtio_nsm_driver = {
 	.feature_table_legacy      = 0,
 	.feature_table_size_legacy = 0,
 	.driver.name               = KBUILD_MODNAME,
-	.driver.owner              = THIS_MODULE,
 	.id_table                  = id_table,
 	.probe                     = nsm_device_probe,
 	.remove                    = nsm_device_remove,