diff --git a/libgjs-private/gjs-util.c b/libgjs-private/gjs-util.c
index b264aec1..ae65287f 100644
--- a/libgjs-private/gjs-util.c
+++ b/libgjs-private/gjs-util.c
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ void gjs_gtk_container_child_set_property(GObject* container, GObject* child,
  * @store: a #GListStore
  * @item: the new item
  * @compare_func: (scope call): pairwise comparison function for sorting
- * @user_data: (closure): user data for @compare_func
+ * @user_data: user data for @compare_func
  *
  * Inserts @item into @store at a position to be determined by the
  * @compare_func.
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ unsigned int gjs_list_store_insert_sorted(GListStore *store, GObject *item,
  * gjs_list_store_sort:
  * @store: a #GListStore
  * @compare_func: (scope call): pairwise comparison function for sorting
- * @user_data: (closure): user data for @compare_func
+ * @user_data: user data for @compare_func
  *
  * Sort the items in @store according to @compare_func.
  */
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ void gjs_list_store_sort(GListStore *store, GjsCompareDataFunc compare_func,
 /**
  * gjs_gtk_custom_sorter_new:
  * @sort_func: (nullable) (scope call): function to sort items
- * @user_data: (closure): user data for @compare_func
+ * @user_data: user data for @sort_func
  * @destroy: destroy notify for @user_data
  *
  * Creates a new `GtkSorter` that works by calling @sort_func to compare items.
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ GObject* gjs_gtk_custom_sorter_new(GjsCompareDataFunc sort_func,
  * gjs_gtk_custom_sorter_set_sort_func:
  * @sorter: a `GtkCustomSorter`
  * @sort_func: (nullable) (scope call): function to sort items
- * @user_data: (closure): user data to pass to @sort_func
+ * @user_data: user data to pass to @sort_func
  * @destroy: destroy notify for @user_data
  *
  * Sets (or unsets) the function used for sorting items.
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ void gjs_log_set_writer_default() {
 /**
  * gjs_log_set_writer_func:
  * @func: (scope notified): callback with log data
- * @user_data: (closure): user data for @func
+ * @user_data: user data for @func
  * @user_data_free: (destroy user_data_free): destroy for @user_data
  *
  * Sets a given function as the writer function for structured logging,
diff --git a/libgjs-private/gjs-util.h b/libgjs-private/gjs-util.h
index 3805852b..ef5f4ff8 100644
--- a/libgjs-private/gjs-util.h
+++ b/libgjs-private/gjs-util.h
@@ -124,11 +124,11 @@ typedef gboolean (*GjsBindingTransformFunc)(GBinding* binding,
  * @target:
  * @target_property:
  * @flags:
- * @to_callback: (scope notified) (nullable):
- * @to_data: (closure to_callback):
+ * @to_callback: (scope notified) (nullable) (closure to_data):
+ * @to_data:
  * @to_notify: (destroy to_data):
- * @from_callback: (scope notified) (nullable):
- * @from_data: (closure from_callback):
+ * @from_callback: (scope notified) (nullable) (closure from_data):
+ * @from_data:
  * @from_notify: (destroy from_data):
  *
  * Returns: (transfer none):
@@ -149,11 +149,11 @@ GBinding* gjs_g_object_bind_property_full(
  * @target:
  * @target_property:
  * @flags:
- * @to_callback: (scope notified) (nullable):
- * @to_data: (closure to_callback):
+ * @to_callback: (scope notified) (nullable) (closure to_data):
+ * @to_data:
  * @to_notify: (destroy to_data):
- * @from_callback: (scope notified) (nullable):
- * @from_data: (closure from_callback):
+ * @from_callback: (scope notified) (nullable) (closure from_data):
+ * @from_data:
  * @from_notify: (destroy from_data):
  */
 GJS_EXPORT