diff --git a/cogl/cogl-attribute.h b/cogl/cogl-attribute.h
index 9aa6a7b79..019e6c92c 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl-attribute.h
+++ b/cogl/cogl-attribute.h
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ COGL_BEGIN_DECLS
  */
 
 /**
- * cogl_attribute_new:
+ * cogl_attribute_new: (constructor)
  * @attribute_buffer: The #CoglAttributeBuffer containing the actual
  *                    attribute data
  * @name: The name of the attribute (used to reference it from GLSL)