diff --git a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/java/org/openapitools/codegen/languages/AbstractGoCodegen.java b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/java/org/openapitools/codegen/languages/AbstractGoCodegen.java
index 67af136ec55..f0585137d87 100644
--- a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/java/org/openapitools/codegen/languages/AbstractGoCodegen.java
+++ b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/java/org/openapitools/codegen/languages/AbstractGoCodegen.java
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractGoCodegen extends DefaultCodegen implements Codege
         String type = null;
 
         if (ref != null && !ref.isEmpty()) {
-            type = openAPIType;
+            type = toModelName(openAPIType);
         } else if ("object".equals(openAPIType) && isAnyTypeSchema(p)) {
             // Arbitrary type. Note this is not the same thing as free-form object.
             type = "interface{}";
diff --git a/samples/openapi3/client/petstore/go/go-petstore/docs/DefaultApi.md b/samples/openapi3/client/petstore/go/go-petstore/docs/DefaultApi.md
index 9f60fbb4ec0..90eb907168d 100644
--- a/samples/openapi3/client/petstore/go/go-petstore/docs/DefaultApi.md
+++ b/samples/openapi3/client/petstore/go/go-petstore/docs/DefaultApi.md
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ Other parameters are passed through a pointer to a apiFooGetRequest struct via t
 
 ### Return type
 
-[**InlineResponseDefault**](inline_response_default.md)
+[**InlineResponseDefault**](InlineResponseDefault.md)
 
 ### Authorization