diff --git a/cadquery/occ_impl/shapes.py b/cadquery/occ_impl/shapes.py
index d62a0d4d2..f7d8708f6 100644
--- a/cadquery/occ_impl/shapes.py
+++ b/cadquery/occ_impl/shapes.py
@@ -1055,7 +1055,7 @@ def makeHelix(
 
         # 4. Convert to wire and fix building 3d geom from 2d geom
         w = BRepBuilderAPI_MakeWire(e).Wire()
-        BRepLib.BuildCurves3d_s(w)
+        BRepLib.BuildCurves3d_s(w, 1e-6, MaxSegment=2000)  # NB: preliminary values
 
         return cls(w)