diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_hdmi.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_hdmi.c
index b1d02dec3774..5fdeec8a3875 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_hdmi.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_hdmi.c
@@ -2126,7 +2126,6 @@ struct platform_driver hdmi_driver = {
 	.remove_new	= hdmi_remove,
 	.driver		= {
 		.name	= "exynos-hdmi",
-		.owner	= THIS_MODULE,
 		.pm	= &exynos_hdmi_pm_ops,
 		.of_match_table = hdmi_match_types,
 	},