diff --git a/drivers/mailbox/hi6220-mailbox.c b/drivers/mailbox/hi6220-mailbox.c
index 8b9eb56e431114932cbc4c81988bc39a5dfc16f3..cc236ac7a0b5646b17c85f474c74d495dcab635b 100644
--- a/drivers/mailbox/hi6220-mailbox.c
+++ b/drivers/mailbox/hi6220-mailbox.c
@@ -354,7 +354,6 @@ static int hi6220_mbox_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 static struct platform_driver hi6220_mbox_driver = {
 	.driver = {
 		.name = "hi6220-mbox",
-		.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 		.of_match_table = hi6220_mbox_of_match,
 	},
 	.probe	= hi6220_mbox_probe,