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 a0624b2544cd..3bc48fb57de3 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
@@ -558,12 +558,6 @@ public OperationsMap postProcessOperationsWithModels(OperationsMap objs, List<Mo
                     addedTimeImport = true;
                 }
 
-                // import "reflect" package if the parameter is collectionFormat=multi
-                if (!addedReflectImport && param.isCollectionFormatMulti) {
-                    imports.add(createMapping("import", "reflect"));
-                    addedReflectImport = true;
-                }
-
                 // set x-exportParamName
                 char nameFirstChar = param.paramName.charAt(0);
                 if (Character.isUpperCase(nameFirstChar)) {
@@ -577,6 +571,14 @@ public OperationsMap postProcessOperationsWithModels(OperationsMap objs, List<Mo
                 }
             }
 
+            for (CodegenParameter param : operation.queryParams) {
+                // import "reflect" package if the parameter is collectionFormat=multi
+                if (!addedReflectImport && param.isCollectionFormatMulti) {
+                    imports.add(createMapping("import", "reflect"));
+                    addedReflectImport = true;
+                }
+            }
+
             setExportParameterName(operation.queryParams);
             setExportParameterName(operation.formParams);
             setExportParameterName(operation.headerParams);