diff --git a/drivers/scsi/virtio_scsi.c b/drivers/scsi/virtio_scsi.c
index 617eb892f4ad..89ca26945721 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/virtio_scsi.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/virtio_scsi.c
@@ -1052,7 +1052,6 @@ static struct virtio_driver virtio_scsi_driver = {
 	.feature_table = features,
 	.feature_table_size = ARRAY_SIZE(features),
 	.driver.name = KBUILD_MODNAME,
-	.driver.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 	.id_table = id_table,
 	.probe = virtscsi_probe,
 #ifdef CONFIG_PM_SLEEP