diff --git a/drivers/input/touchscreen/ft6236.c b/drivers/input/touchscreen/ft6236.c
index cccae193668e..a394cd48dd3c 100644
--- a/drivers/input/touchscreen/ft6236.c
+++ b/drivers/input/touchscreen/ft6236.c
@@ -313,7 +313,6 @@ MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(i2c, ft6236_id);
 static struct i2c_driver ft6236_driver = {
 	.driver = {
 		.name = "ft6236",
-		.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 		.of_match_table = of_match_ptr(ft6236_of_match),
 	},
 	.probe = ft6236_probe,