diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-core.c b/sound/soc/soc-core.c
index 4c8f8a23a0e9..0a476b650708 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-core.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-core.c
@@ -1941,7 +1941,6 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(snd_soc_pm_ops);
 static struct platform_driver soc_driver = {
 	.driver		= {
 		.name		= "soc-audio",
-		.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 		.pm		= &snd_soc_pm_ops,
 	},
 	.probe		= soc_probe,
diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-utils.c b/sound/soc/soc-utils.c
index 7f22ca35a413..362c69ac1d6c 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-utils.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-utils.c
@@ -154,7 +154,6 @@ static int snd_soc_dummy_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 static struct platform_driver soc_dummy_driver = {
 	.driver = {
 		.name = "snd-soc-dummy",
-		.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 	},
 	.probe = snd_soc_dummy_probe,
 	.remove = snd_soc_dummy_remove,