diff --git a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/java/org/openapitools/codegen/DefaultCodegen.java b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/java/org/openapitools/codegen/DefaultCodegen.java
index 9738f9a94529..0fbddeedea3d 100644
--- a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/java/org/openapitools/codegen/DefaultCodegen.java
+++ b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/java/org/openapitools/codegen/DefaultCodegen.java
@@ -6021,6 +6021,8 @@ public CodegenParameter fromRequestBody(RequestBody body, Set<String> imports, S
 
         if (StringUtils.isNotBlank(schema.get$ref())) {
             name = ModelUtils.getSimpleRef(schema.get$ref());
+        }else {
+            name = getSchemaType(schema);
         }
         schema = ModelUtils.getReferencedSchema(this.openAPI, schema);