diff --git a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/java/org/openapitools/codegen/languages/SpringCodegen.java b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/java/org/openapitools/codegen/languages/SpringCodegen.java
index 9b94407764a9..9bff4c8485e3 100644
--- a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/java/org/openapitools/codegen/languages/SpringCodegen.java
+++ b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/java/org/openapitools/codegen/languages/SpringCodegen.java
@@ -1286,7 +1286,7 @@ public List<VendorExtension> getSupportedVendorExtensions() {
         return extensions;
     }
 
-    private boolean isSpringCodegen() {
+    protected boolean isSpringCodegen() {
         return getName().contains("spring");
     }