diff --git a/gio/gsimpleproxyresolver.c b/gio/gsimpleproxyresolver.c
index fcfce6d34..d6eaf000c 100644
--- a/gio/gsimpleproxyresolver.c
+++ b/gio/gsimpleproxyresolver.c
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@ g_simple_proxy_resolver_iface_init (GProxyResolverInterface *iface)
  * #GSimpleProxyResolver:ignore-hosts for more details on how the
  * arguments are interpreted.
  *
- * Returns: a new #GSimpleProxyResolver
+ * Returns: (transfer full) a new #GSimpleProxyResolver
  *
  * Since: 2.36
  */