diff --git a/api/openapi-spec/swagger.json b/api/openapi-spec/swagger.json
index 6b6d5821048..e195df14662 100644
--- a/api/openapi-spec/swagger.json
+++ b/api/openapi-spec/swagger.json
@@ -11159,6 +11159,7 @@
         }
       },
       "required": [
+        "pathType",
         "backend"
       ],
       "type": "object"
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/networking/v1/types.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/networking/v1/types.go
index 003c7e24b82..7edbcd5979e 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/networking/v1/types.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/networking/v1/types.go
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ type HTTPIngressPath struct {
 	//   the IngressClass. Implementations can treat this as a separate PathType
 	//   or treat it identically to Prefix or Exact path types.
 	// Implementations are required to support all path types.
-	PathType *PathType `json:"pathType,omitempty" protobuf:"bytes,3,opt,name=pathType"`
+	PathType *PathType `json:"pathType" protobuf:"bytes,3,opt,name=pathType"`
 
 	// Backend defines the referenced service endpoint to which the traffic
 	// will be forwarded to.