diff --git a/android/module.go b/android/module.go
index fcb5aee..3a3d173 100644
--- a/android/module.go
+++ b/android/module.go
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@
 	Proprietary bool
 
 	// vendor who owns this module
-	Owner string
+	Owner *string
 
 	// whether this module is device specific and should be installed into /vendor
 	Vendor bool