diff --git a/example/social/introspect.json b/example/social/introspect.json
index df8401458..f9ceead3b 100644
--- a/example/social/introspect.json
+++ b/example/social/introspect.json
@@ -8,9 +8,13 @@
             "description": "Explains why this element was deprecated, usually also including a suggestion\nfor how to access supported similar data. Formatted in\n[Markdown](https://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/).",
             "name": "reason",
             "type": {
-              "kind": "SCALAR",
-              "name": "String",
-              "ofType": null
+              "kind": "NON_NULL",
+              "name": null,
+              "ofType": {
+                "kind": "SCALAR",
+                "name": "String",
+                "ofType": null
+              }
             }
           }
         ],
diff --git a/example/starwars/introspect.json b/example/starwars/introspect.json
index 1279f9f88..b2352a174 100644
--- a/example/starwars/introspect.json
+++ b/example/starwars/introspect.json
@@ -8,9 +8,13 @@
             "description": "Explains why this element was deprecated, usually also including a suggestion\nfor how to access supported similar data. Formatted in\n[Markdown](https://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/).",
             "name": "reason",
             "type": {
-              "kind": "SCALAR",
-              "name": "String",
-              "ofType": null
+              "kind": "NON_NULL",
+              "name": null,
+              "ofType": {
+                "kind": "SCALAR",
+                "name": "String",
+                "ofType": null
+              }
             }
           }
         ],
diff --git a/graphql_test.go b/graphql_test.go
index 29dc2cfc5..6653be618 100644
--- a/graphql_test.go
+++ b/graphql_test.go
@@ -2567,8 +2567,11 @@ func TestIntrospection(t *testing.T) {
 											"name": "reason",
 											"description": "Explains why this element was deprecated, usually also including a suggestion\nfor how to access supported similar data. Formatted in\n[Markdown](https://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/).",
 											"type": {
-												"kind": "SCALAR",
-												"ofType": null
+												"kind": "NON_NULL",
+												"ofType": {
+													"kind": "SCALAR",
+													"name": "String"
+												}
 											}
 										}
 									]
diff --git a/internal/schema/meta.go b/internal/schema/meta.go
index 3467e9541..60a6234fb 100644
--- a/internal/schema/meta.go
+++ b/internal/schema/meta.go
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ var metaSrc = `
 		# Explains why this element was deprecated, usually also including a suggestion
 		# for how to access supported similar data. Formatted in
 		# [Markdown](https://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/).
-		reason: String = "No longer supported"
+		reason: String! = "No longer supported"
 	) on FIELD_DEFINITION | ENUM_VALUE | ARGUMENT_DEFINITION | INPUT_FIELD_DEFINITION
 
 	# Provides a scalar specification URL for specifying the behavior of custom scalar types.