diff --git a/gstreamer/src/structure.rs b/gstreamer/src/structure.rs
index dbb7a5501..8af37b0e5 100644
--- a/gstreamer/src/structure.rs
+++ b/gstreamer/src/structure.rs
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ impl StructureRef {
         unsafe { from_glib(ffi::gst_structure_can_intersect(&self.0, &other.0)) }
     }
 
-    pub fn intersect(&self, other: &StructureRef) -> Structure {
+    pub fn intersect(&self, other: &StructureRef) -> Option<Structure> {
         unsafe { from_glib_full(ffi::gst_structure_intersect(&self.0, &other.0)) }
     }