diff --git a/cfg/gtk.cfg b/cfg/gtk.cfg
index 9b89a069903..abd6f873ec9 100644
--- a/cfg/gtk.cfg
+++ b/cfg/gtk.cfg
@@ -807,7 +807,6 @@
     <alloc init="true" no-fail="true">g_app_info_get_default_for_uri_scheme</alloc>
     <alloc init="true" no-fail="true">g_application_new</alloc>
     <alloc init="true" no-fail="true">g_application_get_dbus_connection</alloc>
-    <alloc init="true" no-fail="true">g_application_get_default</alloc>
     <alloc init="true" no-fail="true">g_buffered_input_stream_new</alloc>
     <alloc init="true" no-fail="true">g_buffered_output_stream_new</alloc>
     <alloc init="true" no-fail="true">g_cancellable_new</alloc>
@@ -926,6 +925,10 @@
     <use>g_file_attribute_matcher_ref</use>
     <dealloc>g_file_attribute_matcher_unref</dealloc>
   </memory>
+  <function name="g_application_get_default">
+    <leak-ignore/>
+    <noreturn>false</noreturn>
+  </function>
   <function name="g_exit">
     <noreturn>true</noreturn>
   </function>
diff --git a/test/cfg/gtk.c b/test/cfg/gtk.c
index 3e4e5b1cb06..ea4600a61ef 100644
--- a/test/cfg/gtk.c
+++ b/test/cfg/gtk.c
@@ -82,6 +82,10 @@ void validCode(int argInt, GHashTableIter * hash_table_iter, GHashTable * hash_t
         // cppcheck-suppress valueFlowBailout // TODO: caused by <pure/>?
         printf("%s", str);
     g_free(str);
+
+    // transfer none functions: output should not be unreffed
+    const GApplication *app = g_application_get_default();
+    printf("%p\n", app);
 }
 
 void g_malloc_test()