diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/sirf/pinctrl-atlas7.c b/drivers/pinctrl/sirf/pinctrl-atlas7.c
index 9384e0aa3996..d6e80fe1c7f7 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/sirf/pinctrl-atlas7.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/sirf/pinctrl-atlas7.c
@@ -4621,7 +4621,6 @@ failed:
 static struct platform_driver atlas7_gpio_driver = {
 	.driver = {
 		.name = "atlas7-gpio",
-		.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 		.of_match_table = atlas7_gpio_ids,
 	},
 	.probe = atlas7_gpio_probe,