diff --git a/drivers/s390/net/ctcmain.c b/drivers/s390/net/ctcmain.c
index b3b6f654365c..97adc701a819 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/net/ctcmain.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/net/ctcmain.c
@@ -2802,7 +2802,6 @@ void ctc_init_netdevice(struct net_device * dev)
 	dev->type = ARPHRD_SLIP;
 	dev->tx_queue_len = 100;
 	dev->flags = IFF_POINTOPOINT | IFF_NOARP;
-	SET_MODULE_OWNER(dev);
 }