diff --git a/python/gui/auto_generated/qgssnaptogridcanvasitem.sip.in b/python/gui/auto_generated/qgssnaptogridcanvasitem.sip.in
index 9b0cd3376d3..d96a871c242 100644
--- a/python/gui/auto_generated/qgssnaptogridcanvasitem.sip.in
+++ b/python/gui/auto_generated/qgssnaptogridcanvasitem.sip.in
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ Shows a grid on the map canvas given a spatial resolution.
 %End
   public:
 
-    QgsSnapToGridCanvasItem( QgsMapCanvas *mapCanvas );
+    QgsSnapToGridCanvasItem( QgsMapCanvas *mapCanvas /TransferThis/ );
 %Docstring
 Will automatically be added to the ``mapCanvas``.
 %End
diff --git a/src/gui/qgssnaptogridcanvasitem.h b/src/gui/qgssnaptogridcanvasitem.h
index daa47da2d08..6af17dce14a 100644
--- a/src/gui/qgssnaptogridcanvasitem.h
+++ b/src/gui/qgssnaptogridcanvasitem.h
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ class GUI_EXPORT QgsSnapToGridCanvasItem : public QObject, public QgsMapCanvasIt
     /**
      * Will automatically be added to the \a mapCanvas.
      */
-    QgsSnapToGridCanvasItem( QgsMapCanvas *mapCanvas );
+    QgsSnapToGridCanvasItem( QgsMapCanvas *mapCanvas SIP_TRANSFERTHIS );
 
     void paint( QPainter *painter ) override;