diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/sunxi/pinctrl-sun9i-a80-r.c b/drivers/pinctrl/sunxi/pinctrl-sun9i-a80-r.c
index 919b6a20af83..5b4822f77d2a 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/sunxi/pinctrl-sun9i-a80-r.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/sunxi/pinctrl-sun9i-a80-r.c
@@ -169,7 +169,6 @@ static struct platform_driver sun9i_a80_r_pinctrl_driver = {
 	.probe	= sun9i_a80_r_pinctrl_probe,
 	.driver	= {
 		.name		= "sun9i-a80-r-pinctrl",
-		.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 		.of_match_table	= sun9i_a80_r_pinctrl_match,
 	},
 };