diff --git a/drivers/media/rc/img-ir/img-ir-core.c b/drivers/media/rc/img-ir/img-ir-core.c
index a0cac2f09109..77c78de4f5bf 100644
--- a/drivers/media/rc/img-ir/img-ir-core.c
+++ b/drivers/media/rc/img-ir/img-ir-core.c
@@ -166,7 +166,6 @@ MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(of, img_ir_match);
 static struct platform_driver img_ir_driver = {
 	.driver = {
 		.name = "img-ir",
-		.owner	= THIS_MODULE,
 		.of_match_table	= img_ir_match,
 		.pm = &img_ir_pmops,
 	},