diff --git a/drivers/gpio/mcp23s08.c b/drivers/gpio/mcp23s08.c
index bb60e8c1a1f0621e3d06c8292d1007ab3e66c754..7fb5b9d009d4a83a9c58a458464077caad24d6f5 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/mcp23s08.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/mcp23s08.c
@@ -239,6 +239,7 @@ static int mcp23s08_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 	mcp->chip.base = pdata->base;
 	mcp->chip.ngpio = 8;
 	mcp->chip.can_sleep = 1;
+	mcp->chip.owner = THIS_MODULE;
 
 	spi_set_drvdata(spi, mcp);
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpio/pca953x.c b/drivers/gpio/pca953x.c
index 6e72fd31184d8aa95021f897ee436af3bdd7b833..e0e0af5361083e6cd9483b971ff427cab43dad80 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/pca953x.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/pca953x.c
@@ -189,6 +189,7 @@ static void pca953x_setup_gpio(struct pca953x_chip *chip, int gpios)
 	gc->base = chip->gpio_start;
 	gc->ngpio = gpios;
 	gc->label = chip->client->name;
+	gc->owner = THIS_MODULE;
 }
 
 static int __devinit pca953x_probe(struct i2c_client *client)
diff --git a/drivers/gpio/pcf857x.c b/drivers/gpio/pcf857x.c
index c6b3b53783843cfd21f542dab4b278ba320aebe5..1106aa15ac79ad92d6807aab7a0aa2106e786784 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/pcf857x.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/pcf857x.c
@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@ static int pcf857x_probe(struct i2c_client *client)
 
 	gpio->chip.base = pdata->gpio_base;
 	gpio->chip.can_sleep = 1;
+	gpio->chip.owner = THIS_MODULE;
 
 	/* NOTE:  the OnSemi jlc1562b is also largely compatible with
 	 * these parts, notably for output.  It has a low-resolution