diff --git a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/java/org/openapitools/codegen/languages/AbstractKotlinCodegen.java b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/java/org/openapitools/codegen/languages/AbstractKotlinCodegen.java
index 1999d51bce4..bb9ff71f0e6 100644
--- a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/java/org/openapitools/codegen/languages/AbstractKotlinCodegen.java
+++ b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/java/org/openapitools/codegen/languages/AbstractKotlinCodegen.java
@@ -1005,7 +1005,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractKotlinCodegen extends DefaultCodegen implements Co
             }
         } else if (ModelUtils.isURISchema(p)) {
             if (p.getDefault() != null) {
-                return "URI.create('" + p.getDefault() + "')";
+                return importMapping.get("URI") + ".create(\"" + p.getDefault() + "\")";
             }
         } else if (ModelUtils.isArraySchema(p)) {
             if (p.getDefault() != null) {