diff --git a/exercises/practice/reverse-string/.approaches/introduction.md b/exercises/practice/reverse-string/.approaches/introduction.md
index 2592c85d..a0afe318 100644
--- a/exercises/practice/reverse-string/.approaches/introduction.md
+++ b/exercises/practice/reverse-string/.approaches/introduction.md
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ std::string reverse_string(std::string_view original)
     std::string result;
 
     // pass it to the recursive helper function
-    helper(original, result);
+    recursive_helper(original, result);
 
     // result now contains a reversed version of the string
     return result;
diff --git a/exercises/practice/reverse-string/.approaches/linear-recursion/content.md b/exercises/practice/reverse-string/.approaches/linear-recursion/content.md
index 69d9ffce..6de6cd6d 100644
--- a/exercises/practice/reverse-string/.approaches/linear-recursion/content.md
+++ b/exercises/practice/reverse-string/.approaches/linear-recursion/content.md
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ void recursive_helper(std::string_view input, std::string& output)
 std::string reverse_string(std::string_view original)
 {
     std::string result;
-    helper(original, result);
+    recursive_helper(original, result);
     return result;
 }