diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/ma35d1_serial.c b/drivers/tty/serial/ma35d1_serial.c
index 789593495a80..465b1def9e11 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/ma35d1_serial.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/ma35d1_serial.c
@@ -788,7 +788,6 @@ static struct platform_driver ma35d1serial_driver = {
 	.resume     = ma35d1serial_resume,
 	.driver     = {
 		.name   = "ma35d1-uart",
-		.owner  = THIS_MODULE,
 		.of_match_table = of_match_ptr(ma35d1_serial_of_match),
 	},
 };