diff --git a/drivers/ptp/ptp_vmw.c b/drivers/ptp/ptp_vmw.c
index 27c5547aa8a9aae6a4da3a8849840906fdbb2237..7ec90359428abfd92d39dc1251da05ca704a551b 100644
--- a/drivers/ptp/ptp_vmw.c
+++ b/drivers/ptp/ptp_vmw.c
@@ -120,7 +120,6 @@ static struct acpi_driver ptp_vmw_acpi_driver = {
 		.add = ptp_vmw_acpi_add,
 		.remove	= ptp_vmw_acpi_remove
 	},
-	.owner	= THIS_MODULE
 };
 
 static int __init ptp_vmw_init(void)