diff --git a/include/qom/object.h b/include/qom/object.h
index 698827d948..33abce930b 100644
--- a/include/qom/object.h
+++ b/include/qom/object.h
@@ -1115,7 +1115,7 @@ void object_property_set_int(Object *obj, int64_t value,
  * @name: the name of the property
  * @errp: returns an error if this function fails
  *
- * Returns: the value of the property, converted to an integer, or NULL if
+ * Returns: the value of the property, converted to an integer, or negative if
  * an error occurs (including when the property value is not an integer).
  */
 int64_t object_property_get_int(Object *obj, const char *name,