diff --git a/gdk/gdksurface.c b/gdk/gdksurface.c
index d0dbf52b85..52b45edfd1 100644
--- a/gdk/gdksurface.c
+++ b/gdk/gdksurface.c
@@ -2960,8 +2960,8 @@ gdk_surface_request_motion (GdkSurface *surface)
  * gdk_surface_translate_coordinates:
  * @from: the origin surface
  * @to: the target surface
- * @x: (out): coordinates to translate
- * @y: (out): coordinates to translate
+ * @x: (inout): coordinates to translate
+ * @y: (inout): coordinates to translate
  *
  * Translates the given coordinates from being
  * relative to the @from surface to being relative