diff --git a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/kotlin-client/data_class.mustache b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/kotlin-client/data_class.mustache
index 1237ec1f4311..e64785e01b15 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/kotlin-client/data_class.mustache
+++ b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/kotlin-client/data_class.mustache
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ data class {{classname}} (
     * {{{description}}}
     * Values: {{#allowableValues}}{{#enumVars}}{{&name}}{{^-last}},{{/-last}}{{/enumVars}}{{/allowableValues}}
     */
-    enum class {{nameInCamelCase}}(val value: {{dataType}}){
+    enum class {{nameInCamelCase}}(val value: {{datatype}}){
     {{#allowableValues}}{{#enumVars}}
         {{&name}}({{{value}}}){{^-last}},{{/-last}}{{#-last}};{{/-last}}
     {{/enumVars}}{{/allowableValues}}
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/kotlin/src/main/kotlin/io/swagger/client/models/Order.kt b/samples/client/petstore/kotlin/src/main/kotlin/io/swagger/client/models/Order.kt
index 6f96c317e953..78afb772e9a2 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/kotlin/src/main/kotlin/io/swagger/client/models/Order.kt
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/kotlin/src/main/kotlin/io/swagger/client/models/Order.kt
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ data class Order (
     * Order Status
     * Values: placed,approved,delivered
     */
-    enum class Status(val value: kotlin.Any){
+    enum class Status(val value: kotlin.String){
     
         placed("placed"),
     
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/kotlin/src/main/kotlin/io/swagger/client/models/Pet.kt b/samples/client/petstore/kotlin/src/main/kotlin/io/swagger/client/models/Pet.kt
index c507522da923..8c0256b3be8e 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/kotlin/src/main/kotlin/io/swagger/client/models/Pet.kt
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/kotlin/src/main/kotlin/io/swagger/client/models/Pet.kt
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ data class Pet (
     * pet status in the store
     * Values: available,pending,sold
     */
-    enum class Status(val value: kotlin.Any){
+    enum class Status(val value: kotlin.String){
     
         available("available"),