diff --git a/gio/gvfs.c b/gio/gvfs.c
index 1ff566b0b..2977b27c6 100644
--- a/gio/gvfs.c
+++ b/gio/gvfs.c
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ g_vfs_is_active (GVfs *vfs)
 /**
  * g_vfs_get_file_for_path:
  * @vfs: a #GVfs.
- * @path: a string containing a VFS path.
+ * @path: (type filename): a string containing a VFS path.
  *
  * Gets a #GFile for @path.
  *