diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/iio_hwmon.c b/drivers/hwmon/iio_hwmon.c
index b85a125dd86f..580a7d125b88 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/iio_hwmon.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/iio_hwmon.c
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ static const struct of_device_id iio_hwmon_of_match[] = {
 };
 MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(of, iio_hwmon_of_match);
 
-static struct platform_driver __refdata iio_hwmon_driver = {
+static struct platform_driver iio_hwmon_driver = {
 	.driver = {
 		.name = "iio_hwmon",
 		.of_match_table = iio_hwmon_of_match,