diff --git a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/java/org/openapitools/codegen/languages/CppRestSdkClientCodegen.java b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/java/org/openapitools/codegen/languages/CppRestSdkClientCodegen.java
index 8cf9a14af6d..4212923bc4d 100644
--- a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/java/org/openapitools/codegen/languages/CppRestSdkClientCodegen.java
+++ b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/java/org/openapitools/codegen/languages/CppRestSdkClientCodegen.java
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ public class CppRestSdkClientCodegen extends AbstractCppCodegen {
             return getSchemaType(p) + "<utility::string_t, " + getTypeDeclaration(inner) + ">";
         } else if (ModelUtils.isStringSchema(p)
                 || ModelUtils.isDateSchema(p) || ModelUtils.isDateTimeSchema(p)
-                || ModelUtils.isFileSchema(p)
+                || ModelUtils.isFileSchema(p) || ModelUtils.isUUIDSchema(p)
                 || languageSpecificPrimitives.contains(openAPIType)) {
             return toModelName(openAPIType);
         }