diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/goldfishfb.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/goldfishfb.c
index 131fee0341c3..1e56b50e4082 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/goldfishfb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/goldfishfb.c
@@ -322,7 +322,6 @@ static struct platform_driver goldfish_fb_driver = {
 	.remove		= goldfish_fb_remove,
 	.driver = {
 		.name = "goldfish_fb",
-		.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 		.of_match_table = goldfish_fb_of_match,
 		.acpi_match_table = ACPI_PTR(goldfish_fb_acpi_match),
 	}