diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/cadence_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/cadence_wdt.c
index 5927c0a98a74..bcfd2a22208f 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/cadence_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/cadence_wdt.c
@@ -503,7 +503,6 @@ static struct platform_driver cdns_wdt_driver = {
 	.shutdown	= cdns_wdt_shutdown,
 	.driver		= {
 		.name	= "cdns-wdt",
-		.owner	= THIS_MODULE,
 		.of_match_table = cdns_wdt_of_match,
 		.pm	= &cdns_wdt_pm_ops,
 	},
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/meson_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/meson_wdt.c
index ef6a298e8c45..1f4155ee3404 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/meson_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/meson_wdt.c
@@ -215,7 +215,6 @@ static struct platform_driver meson_wdt_driver = {
 	.remove		= meson_wdt_remove,
 	.shutdown	= meson_wdt_shutdown,
 	.driver		= {
-		.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 		.name		= DRV_NAME,
 		.of_match_table	= meson_wdt_dt_ids,
 	},