diff --git a/sound/soc/spear/spdif_in.c b/sound/soc/spear/spdif_in.c
index 4ab442a63d7e..a4028601da01 100644
--- a/sound/soc/spear/spdif_in.c
+++ b/sound/soc/spear/spdif_in.c
@@ -274,7 +274,6 @@ static struct platform_driver spdif_in_driver = {
 	.probe		= spdif_in_probe,
 	.driver		= {
 		.name	= "spdif-in",
-		.owner	= THIS_MODULE,
 	},
 };
 
diff --git a/sound/soc/spear/spdif_out.c b/sound/soc/spear/spdif_out.c
index 19cca043e6e4..0a72d52d533e 100644
--- a/sound/soc/spear/spdif_out.c
+++ b/sound/soc/spear/spdif_out.c
@@ -354,7 +354,6 @@ static struct platform_driver spdif_out_driver = {
 	.probe		= spdif_out_probe,
 	.driver		= {
 		.name	= "spdif-out",
-		.owner	= THIS_MODULE,
 		.pm	= SPDIF_OUT_DEV_PM_OPS,
 	},
 };