1 files changed, 0 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgb/ixgb_main.c b/drivers/net/ixgb/ixgb_main.c
index e3f27c67fb28..d444de58ba34 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgb/ixgb_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgb/ixgb_main.c
@@ -382,7 +382,6 @@ ixgb_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
                 goto err_alloc_etherdev;
         }
 
-        SET_MODULE_OWNER(netdev);
         SET_NETDEV_DEV(netdev, &pdev->dev);
 
         pci_set_drvdata(pdev, netdev);