diff --git a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/java/org/openapitools/codegen/languages/TypeScriptClientCodegen.java b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/java/org/openapitools/codegen/languages/TypeScriptClientCodegen.java
index 54d15e867e5..43af4d40d94 100644
--- a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/java/org/openapitools/codegen/languages/TypeScriptClientCodegen.java
+++ b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/java/org/openapitools/codegen/languages/TypeScriptClientCodegen.java
@@ -1092,7 +1092,7 @@ public class TypeScriptClientCodegen extends AbstractTypeScriptClientCodegen imp
             return;
         }
 
-        String[] parts = splitComposedType(type);
+        String[] parts = splitComposedTypes(type);
         for (String s : parts) {
             super.addImport(importsToBeAddedTo, s);
         }
@@ -1105,7 +1105,7 @@ public class TypeScriptClientCodegen extends AbstractTypeScriptClientCodegen imp
      * @param type String with composed types
      * @return list of types
      */
-    protected String[] splitComposedType(String type) {
+    protected String[] splitComposedTypes(String type) {
         return type.replace(" ", "").split("[|&<>]");
     }
 }