diff --git a/arch/powerpc/sysdev/mv64x60_pci.c b/arch/powerpc/sysdev/mv64x60_pci.c
index 198f288570cc..77bb3f4d530a 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/sysdev/mv64x60_pci.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/sysdev/mv64x60_pci.c
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@ static struct bin_attribute mv64x60_hs_reg_attr = { /* Hotswap register */
 	.attr = {
 		.name = "hs_reg",
 		.mode = S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR,
-		.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 	},
 	.size  = MV64X60_VAL_LEN_MAX,
 	.read  = mv64x60_hs_reg_read,