diff --git a/gtk/gtkfilechooser.c b/gtk/gtkfilechooser.c
index decad3fcc8..d7eaae85b7 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkfilechooser.c
+++ b/gtk/gtkfilechooser.c
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ gtk_file_chooser_get_create_folders (GtkFileChooser *chooser)
 /**
  * gtk_file_chooser_set_current_name:
  * @chooser: a #GtkFileChooser
- * @name: (type filename): the filename to use, as a UTF-8 string
+ * @name: (type utf8): the filename to use, as a UTF-8 string
  * 
  * Sets the current name in the file selector, as if entered
  * by the user. Note that the name passed in here is a UTF-8