diff --git a/PySide/QtNetwork/typesystem_network.xml b/PySide/QtNetwork/typesystem_network.xml
index d4aa34e..afa41ca 100644
--- a/PySide/QtNetwork/typesystem_network.xml
+++ b/PySide/QtNetwork/typesystem_network.xml
@@ -173,6 +173,9 @@
         <enum-type name="Operation"/>
         <modify-function signature="createRequest(QNetworkAccessManager::Operation, const QNetworkRequest&amp;, QIODevice *)">
           <modify-argument index="3" invalidate-after-use="yes"/>
+          <modify-argument index="return">
+            <define-ownership class="target" owner="default"/>
+          </modify-argument>
         </modify-function>
         <modify-function signature="get(const QNetworkRequest&amp;)" allow-thread="yes"/>
         <modify-function signature="post(const QNetworkRequest &amp;, QIODevice *)" allow-thread="yes"/>