diff --git a/drivers/net/ibm_newemac/core.c b/drivers/net/ibm_newemac/core.c
index ce127b9cafa4..8ea500961871 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ibm_newemac/core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ibm_newemac/core.c
@@ -2549,7 +2549,6 @@ static int __devinit emac_probe(struct of_device *ofdev,
 	dev->ndev = ndev;
 	dev->ofdev = ofdev;
 	dev->blist = blist;
-	SET_MODULE_OWNER(ndev);
 	SET_NETDEV_DEV(ndev, &ofdev->dev);
 
 	/* Initialize some embedded data structures */