diff --git a/sound/soc/sunxi/sun4i-codec.c b/sound/soc/sunxi/sun4i-codec.c
index 6c13cc84b3fb55..2173991c13db1b 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sunxi/sun4i-codec.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sunxi/sun4i-codec.c
@@ -1364,6 +1364,7 @@ static struct snd_soc_card *sun4i_codec_create_card(struct device *dev)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
 	card->dev		= dev;
+	card->owner		= THIS_MODULE;
 	card->name		= "sun4i-codec";
 	card->dapm_widgets	= sun4i_codec_card_dapm_widgets;
 	card->num_dapm_widgets	= ARRAY_SIZE(sun4i_codec_card_dapm_widgets);
@@ -1396,6 +1397,7 @@ static struct snd_soc_card *sun6i_codec_create_card(struct device *dev)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
 	card->dev		= dev;
+	card->owner		= THIS_MODULE;
 	card->name		= "A31 Audio Codec";
 	card->dapm_widgets	= sun6i_codec_card_dapm_widgets;
 	card->num_dapm_widgets	= ARRAY_SIZE(sun6i_codec_card_dapm_widgets);
@@ -1449,6 +1451,7 @@ static struct snd_soc_card *sun8i_a23_codec_create_card(struct device *dev)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
 	card->dev		= dev;
+	card->owner		= THIS_MODULE;
 	card->name		= "A23 Audio Codec";
 	card->dapm_widgets	= sun6i_codec_card_dapm_widgets;
 	card->num_dapm_widgets	= ARRAY_SIZE(sun6i_codec_card_dapm_widgets);
@@ -1487,6 +1490,7 @@ static struct snd_soc_card *sun8i_h3_codec_create_card(struct device *dev)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
 	card->dev		= dev;
+	card->owner		= THIS_MODULE;
 	card->name		= "H3 Audio Codec";
 	card->dapm_widgets	= sun6i_codec_card_dapm_widgets;
 	card->num_dapm_widgets	= ARRAY_SIZE(sun6i_codec_card_dapm_widgets);
@@ -1525,6 +1529,7 @@ static struct snd_soc_card *sun8i_v3s_codec_create_card(struct device *dev)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
 	card->dev		= dev;
+	card->owner		= THIS_MODULE;
 	card->name		= "V3s Audio Codec";
 	card->dapm_widgets	= sun6i_codec_card_dapm_widgets;
 	card->num_dapm_widgets	= ARRAY_SIZE(sun6i_codec_card_dapm_widgets);