diff --git a/libnm-core/nm-setting-ovs-external-ids.c b/libnm-core/nm-setting-ovs-external-ids.c
index 90fda48317..9371c281b5 100644
--- a/libnm-core/nm-setting-ovs-external-ids.c
+++ b/libnm-core/nm-setting-ovs-external-ids.c
@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ nm_setting_ovs_external_ids_init(NMSettingOvsExternalIDs *self)
  *
  * Since: 1.30
  */
-gpointer
+NMSetting *
 nm_setting_ovs_external_ids_new(void)
 {
     return g_object_new(NM_TYPE_SETTING_OVS_EXTERNAL_IDS, NULL);
diff --git a/libnm-core/nm-setting-ovs-external-ids.h b/libnm-core/nm-setting-ovs-external-ids.h
index 0f2442b48f..02b902bd2b 100644
--- a/libnm-core/nm-setting-ovs-external-ids.h
+++ b/libnm-core/nm-setting-ovs-external-ids.h
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ NM_AVAILABLE_IN_1_30
 GType nm_setting_ovs_external_ids_get_type(void);
 
 NM_AVAILABLE_IN_1_30
-void *nm_setting_ovs_external_ids_new(void);
+NMSetting *nm_setting_ovs_external_ids_new(void);
 
 /*****************************************************************************/