diff --git a/src/shell-app-system.c b/src/shell-app-system.c
index 882938922..0605b71ee 100644
--- a/src/shell-app-system.c
+++ b/src/shell-app-system.c
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ shell_app_system_get_menus (ShellAppSystem *monitor)
  *
  * Returns a list of all desktop file ids under "settings.menu".
  *
- * Return value: (transfer full) (element-type utf8): List of desktop file ids
+ * Return value: (transfer none) (element-type utf8): List of desktop file ids
  */
 GSList *
 shell_app_system_get_all_settings (ShellAppSystem *monitor)