diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-rzn1.c b/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-rzn1.c
index ce05e3a00be2..57886dcff53d 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-rzn1.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-rzn1.c
@@ -932,7 +932,6 @@ static struct platform_driver rzn1_pinctrl_driver = {
 	.remove = rzn1_pinctrl_remove,
 	.driver	= {
 		.name		= "rzn1-pinctrl",
-		.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 		.of_match_table	= rzn1_pinctrl_match,
 	},
 };