diff --git a/vte/Vte.metadata b/vte/Vte.metadata
index 746f2ee97..d5e61e4ad 100644
--- a/vte/Vte.metadata
+++ b/vte/Vte.metadata
@@ -5,4 +5,6 @@
   <attr path="/api/namespace/object[@cname='VteBg']/signal/parameters/parameter[@name='p0']" name="type">VteBg*</attr>
   <attr path="/api/namespace/object[@cname='VteReaper']/signal/parameters/parameter[@name='p0']" name="type">VteReaper*</attr>
   <attr path="/api/namespace/object[@cname='VteTerminal']/signal/parameters/parameter[@name='p0']" name="type">VteTerminal*</attr>
+  <attr path="/api/namespace/object[@cname='VteTerminal']/method/parameters/parameter[@name='terminal,']" name="name">is_selected</attr>
+  <attr path="/api/namespace/object[@cname='VteTerminal']/method/parameters/parameter[@name='is_selected']" name="type">gboolean</attr>
 </metadata>
diff --git a/vte/vte-api.xml b/vte/vte-api.xml
index bca428a57..bedb62207 100644
--- a/vte/vte-api.xml
+++ b/vte/vte-api.xml
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@
       <method name="GetText" cname="vte_terminal_get_text">
         <return-type type="char*" />
         <parameters>
-          <parameter type="gboolean(*is_selected)(VteTerminal*" name="terminal," />
+          <parameter name="is_selected" type="gboolean" />
           <parameter type="gpointer" name="data" />
           <parameter type="GArray*" name="attributes" />
         </parameters>
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@
           <parameter type="glong" name="start_col" />
           <parameter type="glong" name="end_row" />
           <parameter type="glong" name="end_col" />
-          <parameter type="gboolean(*is_selected)(VteTerminal*" name="terminal," />
+          <parameter name="is_selected" type="gboolean" />
           <parameter type="gpointer" name="data" />
           <parameter type="GArray*" name="attributes" />
         </parameters>