diff --git a/gtk/gtkcssprovider.c b/gtk/gtkcssprovider.c
index 96d993beb8..669b56b83b 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkcssprovider.c
+++ b/gtk/gtkcssprovider.c
@@ -3198,9 +3198,9 @@ css_provider_get_theme_dir (void)
  * @name: A theme name
  * @variant: variant to load, for example, "dark", or %NULL for the default
  *
- * 
+ * Loads a theme from the usual theme paths
  *
- * Returns: (transfer none): The provider used for fallback styling.
+ * Returns: (transfer none): a #GtkCssProvider with the theme loaded.
  *          This memory is owned by GTK+, and you must not free it.
  **/
 GtkCssProvider *