diff --git a/gio/gthemedicon.c b/gio/gthemedicon.c
index da598d2b8..f6cde1570 100644
--- a/gio/gthemedicon.c
+++ b/gio/gthemedicon.c
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ g_themed_icon_new_with_default_fallbacks (const char *iconname)
  *
  * Gets the names of icons from within @icon.
  *
- * Returns: (transfer full): a list of icon names.
+ * Returns: (transfer none): a list of icon names.
  */
 const char * const *
 g_themed_icon_get_names (GThemedIcon *icon)