diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/sprd/pinctrl-sprd-sc9860.c b/drivers/pinctrl/sprd/pinctrl-sprd-sc9860.c
index 3b65aeab7244..06c8671b40e7 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/sprd/pinctrl-sprd-sc9860.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/sprd/pinctrl-sprd-sc9860.c
@@ -940,7 +940,6 @@ MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(of, sprd_pinctrl_of_match);
 static struct platform_driver sprd_pinctrl_driver = {
 	.driver = {
 		.name = "sprd-pinctrl",
-		.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 		.of_match_table = sprd_pinctrl_of_match,
 	},
 	.probe = sprd_pinctrl_probe,