diff --git a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/JavaSpring/pojo.mustache b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/JavaSpring/pojo.mustache
index ac4d556fd22..99ccd36578c 100644
--- a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/JavaSpring/pojo.mustache
+++ b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/JavaSpring/pojo.mustache
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@
  * @deprecated{{/isDeprecated}}
  */
 {{>additionalModelTypeAnnotations}}
-{{#description}}
 {{#isDeprecated}}
 @Deprecated
 {{/isDeprecated}}
+{{#description}}
 {{#swagger1AnnotationLibrary}}
 @ApiModel(description = "{{{description}}}")
 {{/swagger1AnnotationLibrary}}