diff --git a/gir-files/Gst-1.0.gir b/gir-files/Gst-1.0.gir
index 0b7b93110..963d5f03e 100644
--- a/gir-files/Gst-1.0.gir
+++ b/gir-files/Gst-1.0.gir
@@ -10836,7 +10836,7 @@ aggregated by #GstDeviceMonitor objects.</doc>
                       version="1.4">
         <doc xml:space="preserve">Creates the element with all of the required parameters set to use
 this device.</doc>
-        <return-value transfer-ownership="full" nullable="1">
+        <return-value transfer-ownership="none" nullable="1">
           <doc xml:space="preserve">a new #GstElement configured to use
 this device</doc>
           <type name="Element" c:type="GstElement*"/>
diff --git a/gstreamer/src/auto/device.rs b/gstreamer/src/auto/device.rs
index d435702ba..87f1933e3 100644
--- a/gstreamer/src/auto/device.rs
+++ b/gstreamer/src/auto/device.rs
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ pub trait DeviceExt: 'static {
 impl<O: IsA<Device>> DeviceExt for O {
     fn create_element(&self, name: Option<&str>) -> Option<Element> {
         unsafe {
-            from_glib_full(gst_sys::gst_device_create_element(
+            from_glib_none(gst_sys::gst_device_create_element(
                 self.as_ref().to_glib_none().0,
                 name.to_glib_none().0,
             ))