diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 99cdbfa11d360..4469f1548029e 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/go-openapi/spec v0.20.0
 	github.com/go-openapi/strfmt v0.20.0
 	github.com/go-openapi/swag v0.19.12
-	github.com/go-openapi/validate v0.20.0
+	github.com/go-openapi/validate v0.20.1
 	github.com/gogo/protobuf v1.3.2
 	github.com/golang/protobuf v1.4.3
 	github.com/google/go-cmp v0.5.4
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 40db865588662..633bb0bb68aac 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -380,8 +380,8 @@ github.com/go-openapi/validate v0.19.10/go.mod h1:RKEZTUWDkxKQxN2jDT7ZnZi2bhZlbN
 github.com/go-openapi/validate v0.19.12/go.mod h1:Rzou8hA/CBw8donlS6WNEUQupNvUZ0waH08tGe6kAQ4=
 github.com/go-openapi/validate v0.19.15 h1:oUHZO8jD7p5oRLANlXF0U8ic9ePBUkDQyRZdN0EhL6M=
 github.com/go-openapi/validate v0.19.15/go.mod h1:tbn/fdOwYHgrhPBzidZfJC2MIVvs9GA7monOmWBbeCI=
-github.com/go-openapi/validate v0.20.0 h1:pzutNCCBZGZlE+u8HD3JZyWdc/TVbtVwlWUp8/vgUKk=
-github.com/go-openapi/validate v0.20.0/go.mod h1:b60iJT+xNNLfaQJUqLI7946tYiFEOuE9E4k54HpKcJ0=
+github.com/go-openapi/validate v0.20.1 h1:QGQ5CvK74E28t3DkegGweKR+auemUi5IdpMc4x3UW6s=
+github.com/go-openapi/validate v0.20.1/go.mod h1:b60iJT+xNNLfaQJUqLI7946tYiFEOuE9E4k54HpKcJ0=
 github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql v1.4.0/go.mod h1:zAC/RDZ24gD3HViQzih4MyKcchzm+sOG5ZlKdlhCg5w=
 github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql v1.5.0/go.mod h1:DCzpHaOWr8IXmIStZouvnhqoel9Qv2LBy8hT2VhHyBg=
 github.com/go-stack/stack v1.8.0 h1:5SgMzNM5HxrEjV0ww2lTmX6E2Izsfxas4+YHWRs3Lsk=
diff --git a/vendor/github.com/go-openapi/validate/type.go b/vendor/github.com/go-openapi/validate/type.go
index f55140d1e5b4b..dc77bff93b76b 100644
--- a/vendor/github.com/go-openapi/validate/type.go
+++ b/vendor/github.com/go-openapi/validate/type.go
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ func (t *typeValidator) Applies(source interface{}, kind reflect.Kind) bool {
 func (t *typeValidator) Validate(data interface{}) *Result {
 	result := new(Result)
 	result.Inc()
-	if data == nil || reflect.DeepEqual(reflect.Zero(reflect.TypeOf(data)), reflect.ValueOf(data)) {
+	if data == nil {
 		// nil or zero value for the passed structure require Type: null
 		if len(t.Type) > 0 && !t.Type.Contains(nullType) && !t.Nullable { // TODO: if a property is not required it also passes this
 			return errorHelp.sErr(errors.InvalidType(t.Path, t.In, strings.Join(t.Type, ","), nullType))
diff --git a/vendor/modules.txt b/vendor/modules.txt
index 1e1eef9feed01..51805cb43a0c2 100644
--- a/vendor/modules.txt
+++ b/vendor/modules.txt
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ github.com/go-openapi/strfmt
 # github.com/go-openapi/swag v0.19.12
 ## explicit
 github.com/go-openapi/swag
-# github.com/go-openapi/validate v0.20.0
+# github.com/go-openapi/validate v0.20.1
 ## explicit
 github.com/go-openapi/validate
 # github.com/go-stack/stack v1.8.0