diff --git a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/JavaSpring/pojo.mustache b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/JavaSpring/pojo.mustache
index 4e18d922db9..9e3cb2ed6f3 100644
--- a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/JavaSpring/pojo.mustache
+++ b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/JavaSpring/pojo.mustache
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ public class {{classname}}{{#parent}} extends {{{parent}}}{{/parent}}{{^parent}}
         {{/-last}}{{/vars}}{{#additionalPropertiesType}} &&
     Objects.equals(this.additionalProperties, {{classVarName}}.additionalProperties){{/additionalPropertiesType}}{{#parent}} &&
         super.equals(o){{/parent}};{{/hasVars}}{{^hasVars}}
-    return true;{{/hasVars}}
+    return {{#parent}}super.equals(o){{/parent}}{{^parent}}true{{/parent}};{{/hasVars}}
   }{{#vendorExtensions.x-jackson-optional-nullable-helpers}}
 
   private static <T> boolean equalsNullable(JsonNullable<T> a, JsonNullable<T> b) {
diff --git a/samples/openapi3/server/petstore/spring-boot-oneof/src/main/java/org/openapitools/model/BarRef.java b/samples/openapi3/server/petstore/spring-boot-oneof/src/main/java/org/openapitools/model/BarRef.java
index bb5ed0f58ee..4faba477210 100644
--- a/samples/openapi3/server/petstore/spring-boot-oneof/src/main/java/org/openapitools/model/BarRef.java
+++ b/samples/openapi3/server/petstore/spring-boot-oneof/src/main/java/org/openapitools/model/BarRef.java
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ public class BarRef extends EntityRef implements BarRefOrValue {
     if (o == null || getClass() != o.getClass()) {
       return false;
     }
-    return true;
+    return super.equals(o);
   }
 
   @Override