diff --git a/src/Mod/PartDesign/App/FeatureHelix.cpp b/src/Mod/PartDesign/App/FeatureHelix.cpp
index 85144d2324..db2d3b673a 100644
--- a/src/Mod/PartDesign/App/FeatureHelix.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/PartDesign/App/FeatureHelix.cpp
@@ -377,7 +377,8 @@ TopoDS_Shape Helix::generateHelixPath(double breakAtTurn)
     bool turned = axisOffset < 0;
     // since the factor does not only change the radius but also the path position, we must shift its offset back
     // using the square of the factor
-    double startOffset = 10000.0 * std::fabs(baseVector * axisVector);
+    double noAngle = angle == 0. ? 1. : 0.; // alternative to the legacy use of an auxiliary path
+    double startOffset = 10000.0 * std::fabs(noAngle * (profileCenter * axisVector) - baseVector * axisVector);
 
     if (radius < Precision::Confusion()) {
         // in this case ensure that axis is not in the sketch plane
diff --git a/src/Mod/PartDesign/PartDesignTests/TestTopologicalNamingProblem.py b/src/Mod/PartDesign/PartDesignTests/TestTopologicalNamingProblem.py
index 8705e07290..c1a0f34328 100644
--- a/src/Mod/PartDesign/PartDesignTests/TestTopologicalNamingProblem.py
+++ b/src/Mod/PartDesign/PartDesignTests/TestTopologicalNamingProblem.py
@@ -914,6 +914,7 @@ class TestTopologicalNamingProblem(unittest.TestCase):
         helix = self.Doc.addObject("PartDesign::SubtractiveHelix", "SubHelix")
         helix.Profile = sketch
         helix.ReferenceAxis = (self.Doc.getObject("Sketch"), ["V_Axis"])
+        helix.Reversed = True
         body.addObject(sketch)
         body.addObject(helix)
         self.Doc.recompute()