diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/cht_bsw_rt5672.c b/sound/soc/intel/cht_bsw_rt5672.c
index 9b8b561171b7..a406c6104897 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/cht_bsw_rt5672.c
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/cht_bsw_rt5672.c
@@ -270,7 +270,6 @@ static int snd_cht_mc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 static struct platform_driver snd_cht_mc_driver = {
 	.driver = {
-		.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 		.name = "cht-bsw-rt5672",
 		.pm = &snd_soc_pm_ops,
 	},