diff --git a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_tis_i2c.c b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_tis_i2c.c
index 8e0686fe4eb1..ba0911b1d1ff 100644
--- a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_tis_i2c.c
+++ b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_tis_i2c.c
@@ -376,7 +376,6 @@ MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(of, of_tis_i2c_match);
 
 static struct i2c_driver tpm_tis_i2c_driver = {
 	.driver = {
-		.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 		.name = "tpm_tis_i2c",
 		.pm = &tpm_tis_pm,
 		.of_match_table = of_match_ptr(of_tis_i2c_match),