diff --git a/drivers/nvdimm/of_pmem.c b/drivers/nvdimm/of_pmem.c
index 0a701837dfc0..11b9821eba85 100644
--- a/drivers/nvdimm/of_pmem.c
+++ b/drivers/nvdimm/of_pmem.c
@@ -108,7 +108,6 @@ static struct platform_driver of_pmem_region_driver = {
 	.remove = of_pmem_region_remove,
 	.driver = {
 		.name = "of_pmem",
-		.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 		.of_match_table = of_pmem_region_match,
 	},
 };