diff --git a/cogl/cogl-texture.c b/cogl/cogl-texture.c
index eabe8ce93..0e124ba1e 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl-texture.c
+++ b/cogl/cogl-texture.c
@@ -1480,7 +1480,7 @@ cogl_texture_set_components (CoglTexture *texture,
   texture->components = components;
 }
 
-CoglBool
+CoglTextureComponents
 cogl_texture_get_components (CoglTexture *texture)
 {
   return texture->components;
diff --git a/cogl/cogl-texture.h b/cogl/cogl-texture.h
index 49ba74569..5836920cf 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl-texture.h
+++ b/cogl/cogl-texture.h
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ cogl_texture_set_components (CoglTexture *texture,
  * using the format of the source data that is first uploaded to
  * the given @texture.
  */
-CoglBool
+CoglTextureComponents
 cogl_texture_get_components (CoglTexture *texture);
 
 /**