diff --git a/drivers/iio/adc/max9611.c b/drivers/iio/adc/max9611.c
index 9edfbabf4e4df1..0538ff8c4ac1d2 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/adc/max9611.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/adc/max9611.c
@@ -572,7 +572,6 @@ static int max9611_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 static struct i2c_driver max9611_driver = {
 	.driver = {
 		   .name = DRIVER_NAME,
-		   .owner = THIS_MODULE,
 		   .of_match_table = max9611_of_table,
 	},
 	.probe = max9611_probe,