diff --git a/girepository.c b/girepository.c
index 392118d9c..0a4d4ebdd 100644
--- a/girepository.c
+++ b/girepository.c
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ g_irepository_prepend_search_path (const char *directory)
  * The string is internal to GIRespository and should not be freed, nor should
  * the elements.
  *
- * Return value: (element-type utf8) (transfer none): list of strings
+ * Return value: (element-type filename) (transfer none): list of strings
  */
 GSList *
 g_irepository_get_search_path (void)
diff --git a/girnode.c b/girnode.c
index 87b418c8f..92998ed36 100644
--- a/girnode.c
+++ b/girnode.c
@@ -1366,7 +1366,8 @@ g_ir_node_build_typelib (GIrNode    *node,
 	*offset += 4;
 	
 	if (type->tag < GI_TYPE_TAG_ARRAY ||
-	    type->tag == GI_TYPE_TAG_UTF8)
+	    type->tag == GI_TYPE_TAG_UTF8 ||
+	    type->tag == GI_TYPE_TAG_FILENAME)
 	  { 
 	    blob->reserved = 0;
 	    blob->reserved2 = 0;