diff --git a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/Java/pojo.mustache b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/Java/pojo.mustache
index a76452fddc8..6a26e7516dc 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/Java/pojo.mustache
+++ b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/Java/pojo.mustache
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ public class {{classname}} {{#parent}}extends {{{parent}}} {{/parent}}{{#parcela
     return {{#vars}}Objects.equals(this.{{name}}, {{classVarName}}.{{name}}){{#hasMore}} &&
         {{/hasMore}}{{/vars}}{{#parent}} &&
         super.equals(o){{/parent}};{{/hasVars}}{{^hasVars}}
-    return true;{{/hasVars}}
+    return {{#parent}}super.equals(o){{/parent}}{{^parent}}true{{/parent}};{{/hasVars}}
   }
 
   @Override