diff --git a/arch/s390/appldata/appldata_base.c b/arch/s390/appldata/appldata_base.c
index 47c8630c93cd..15c94246b600 100644
--- a/arch/s390/appldata/appldata_base.c
+++ b/arch/s390/appldata/appldata_base.c
@@ -511,7 +511,6 @@ static const struct dev_pm_ops appldata_pm_ops = {
 static struct platform_driver appldata_pdrv = {
 	.driver = {
 		.name	= "appldata",
-		.owner	= THIS_MODULE,
 		.pm	= &appldata_pm_ops,
 	},
 };