diff --git a/sound/soc/nuc900/nuc900-audio.c b/sound/soc/nuc900/nuc900-audio.c
index 38a2d0d883b5..2f6e6fd6e05c 100644
--- a/sound/soc/nuc900/nuc900-audio.c
+++ b/sound/soc/nuc900/nuc900-audio.c
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ static struct snd_soc_dai_link nuc900evb_ac97_dai = {
 
 static struct snd_soc_card nuc900evb_audio_machine = {
 	.name		= "NUC900EVB_AC97",
+	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 	.dai_link	= &nuc900evb_ac97_dai,
 	.num_links	= 1,
 };