diff --git a/drivers/block/rnbd/rnbd-srv.c b/drivers/block/rnbd/rnbd-srv.c
index 0352c2585fb0a..a92a4289d0ecc 100644
--- a/drivers/block/rnbd/rnbd-srv.c
+++ b/drivers/block/rnbd/rnbd-srv.c
@@ -715,7 +715,7 @@ static int process_msg_open(struct rnbd_srv_session *srv_sess,
 		goto reject;
 	}
 
-	bdev = blkdev_get_by_path(full_path, open_flags, THIS_MODULE, NULL);
+	bdev = blkdev_get_by_path(full_path, open_flags, NULL, NULL);
 	if (IS_ERR(bdev)) {
 		ret = PTR_ERR(bdev);
 		pr_err("Opening device '%s' on session %s failed, failed to open the block device, err: %d\n",