diff --git a/drivers/nfc/s3fwrn5/i2c.c b/drivers/nfc/s3fwrn5/i2c.c
index e4f7fa00862de..b4eb926d220ac 100644
--- a/drivers/nfc/s3fwrn5/i2c.c
+++ b/drivers/nfc/s3fwrn5/i2c.c
@@ -279,7 +279,6 @@ MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(of, of_s3fwrn5_i2c_match);
 
 static struct i2c_driver s3fwrn5_i2c_driver = {
 	.driver = {
-		.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 		.name = S3FWRN5_I2C_DRIVER_NAME,
 		.of_match_table = of_match_ptr(of_s3fwrn5_i2c_match),
 	},