diff --git a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/Java/libraries/microprofile/pojo.mustache b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/Java/libraries/microprofile/pojo.mustache
index a457e531d6e..183b60cc1ac 100644
--- a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/Java/libraries/microprofile/pojo.mustache
+++ b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/Java/libraries/microprofile/pojo.mustache
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@ public class {{classname}} {{#parent}}extends {{{parent}}}{{/parent}}{{#serializ
    * {{{description}}}
   **/
 {{/description}}
+  {{^withXml}}
+  @JsonbProperty("{{baseName}}")
+  {{/withXml}}
 {{#isContainer}}
   private {{{datatypeWithEnum}}} {{name}}{{#required}} = {{{defaultValue}}}{{/required}}{{^required}} = null{{/required}};
 {{/isContainer}}
@@ -76,9 +79,6 @@ public class {{classname}} {{#parent}}extends {{{parent}}}{{/parent}}{{#serializ
 {{#deprecated}}
   @Deprecated
 {{/deprecated}}
-  {{^withXml}}
-  @JsonbProperty("{{baseName}}")
-  {{/withXml}}
 {{#vendorExtensions.x-extra-annotation}}
   {{{vendorExtensions.x-extra-annotation}}}
 {{/vendorExtensions.x-extra-annotation}}