diff --git a/net/dsa/dsa.c b/net/dsa/dsa.c
index 22f34cf4cb27..29a8e972931a 100644
--- a/net/dsa/dsa.c
+++ b/net/dsa/dsa.c
@@ -744,7 +744,6 @@ static struct platform_driver dsa_driver = {
 	.shutdown	= dsa_shutdown,
 	.driver = {
 		.name	= "dsa",
-		.owner	= THIS_MODULE,
 		.of_match_table = dsa_of_match_table,
 		.pm	= &dsa_pm_ops,
 	},