diff --git a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/java/org/openapitools/codegen/languages/AbstractGoCodegen.java b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/java/org/openapitools/codegen/languages/AbstractGoCodegen.java
index f1a26ba9a72..827d5f35744 100644
--- a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/java/org/openapitools/codegen/languages/AbstractGoCodegen.java
+++ b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/java/org/openapitools/codegen/languages/AbstractGoCodegen.java
@@ -374,8 +374,8 @@ public abstract class AbstractGoCodegen extends DefaultCodegen implements Codege
                     }
                 }
 
-                // import "optionals" package if the parameter is primitive and optional
-                if (!param.required && param.isPrimitiveType) {
+                // import "optionals" package if the parameter is optional
+                if (!param.required) {
                     if (!addedOptionalImport) {
                         imports.add(createMapping("import", "github.com/antihax/optional"));
                         addedOptionalImport = true;