diff --git a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/java/org/openapitools/codegen/validations/oas/OpenApiEvaluator.java b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/java/org/openapitools/codegen/validations/oas/OpenApiEvaluator.java
index e28a69b4386..9132c7d0e22 100644
--- a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/java/org/openapitools/codegen/validations/oas/OpenApiEvaluator.java
+++ b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/java/org/openapitools/codegen/validations/oas/OpenApiEvaluator.java
@@ -87,7 +87,10 @@ public class OpenApiEvaluator implements Validator<OpenAPI> {
             }
         }
 
-        parameters.forEach(parameter -> validationResult.consume(parameterValidations.validate(parameter)));
+        parameters.forEach(parameter -> {
+            parameter = ModelUtils.getReferencedParameter(specification, parameter);
+            validationResult.consume(parameterValidations.validate(parameter));
+        });
 
         return validationResult;
     }