diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/pbutils/gstdiscoverer-types.c b/gst-libs/gst/pbutils/gstdiscoverer-types.c
index 9cda78799c..1d38a5cb1b 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/pbutils/gstdiscoverer-types.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/pbutils/gstdiscoverer-types.c
@@ -1085,9 +1085,10 @@ DISCOVERER_INFO_ACCESSOR_CODE (toc, const GstToc *, NULL);
  *
  * Get the installer details for missing elements
  *
- * Returns: (transfer full) (array zero-terminated=1): An array of strings
+ * Returns: (transfer none) (array zero-terminated=1): An array of strings
  * containing informations about how to install the various missing elements
- * for @info to be usable. Free with g_strfreev().
+ * for @info to be usable. If you wish to use the strings after the life-time
+ * of @info, you will need to copy them.
  *
  * Since: 1.4
  */