diff --git a/drivers/char/mxser.c b/drivers/char/mxser.c
index c063359baf78..83f604b19290 100644
--- a/drivers/char/mxser.c
+++ b/drivers/char/mxser.c
@@ -717,6 +717,7 @@ static int mxser_init(void)
 
 	/* Initialize the tty_driver structure */
 	memset(mxvar_sdriver, 0, sizeof(struct tty_driver));
+	mxvar_sdriver->owner = THIS_MODULE;
 	mxvar_sdriver->magic = TTY_DRIVER_MAGIC;
 	mxvar_sdriver->name = "ttyMI";
 	mxvar_sdriver->major = ttymajor;
diff --git a/drivers/char/mxser_new.c b/drivers/char/mxser_new.c
index cd989dce7c53..1bb030b3a51a 100644
--- a/drivers/char/mxser_new.c
+++ b/drivers/char/mxser_new.c
@@ -2690,6 +2690,7 @@ static int __init mxser_module_init(void)
 		MXSER_VERSION);
 
 	/* Initialize the tty_driver structure */
+	mxvar_sdriver->owner = THIS_MODULE;
 	mxvar_sdriver->magic = TTY_DRIVER_MAGIC;
 	mxvar_sdriver->name = "ttyMI";
 	mxvar_sdriver->major = ttymajor;