diff --git a/sound/soc/au1x/db1000.c b/sound/soc/au1x/db1000.c
index 094a20723bc..511d83c11a9 100644
--- a/sound/soc/au1x/db1000.c
+++ b/sound/soc/au1x/db1000.c
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ static struct snd_soc_dai_link db1000_ac97_dai = {
 
 static struct snd_soc_card db1000_ac97 = {
 	.name		= "DB1000_AC97",
+	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 	.dai_link	= &db1000_ac97_dai,
 	.num_links	= 1,
 };
diff --git a/sound/soc/au1x/db1200.c b/sound/soc/au1x/db1200.c
index 80733331733..1c629393df7 100644
--- a/sound/soc/au1x/db1200.c
+++ b/sound/soc/au1x/db1200.c
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ static struct snd_soc_dai_link db1200_ac97_dai = {
 
 static struct snd_soc_card db1200_ac97_machine = {
 	.name		= "DB1200_AC97",
+	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 	.dai_link	= &db1200_ac97_dai,
 	.num_links	= 1,
 };
@@ -94,6 +95,7 @@ static struct snd_soc_dai_link db1200_i2s_dai = {
 
 static struct snd_soc_card db1200_i2s_machine = {
 	.name		= "DB1200_I2S",
+	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 	.dai_link	= &db1200_i2s_dai,
 	.num_links	= 1,
 };