diff --git a/include/openPMD/Iteration.hpp b/include/openPMD/Iteration.hpp
index 84af9d35e2..542f0767bb 100644
--- a/include/openPMD/Iteration.hpp
+++ b/include/openPMD/Iteration.hpp
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ class Iteration : public Attributable
     /**
      * @brief Link with parent.
      *
-     * @param w The Writable representing the parent.
+     * @param parent The Writable representing the parent.
      */
     void linkHierarchy(internal::AttributableData &parent) override;
     using Attributable::linkHierarchy;
diff --git a/include/openPMD/backend/Attributable.hpp b/include/openPMD/backend/Attributable.hpp
index 3b9cbb283e..e89506fc6a 100644
--- a/include/openPMD/backend/Attributable.hpp
+++ b/include/openPMD/backend/Attributable.hpp
@@ -600,7 +600,7 @@ OPENPMD_protected
     /**
      * @brief Link with parent.
      *
-     * @param w The Writable representing the parent.
+     * @param parent The Writable representing the parent.
      */
     void linkHierarchy(Attributable &parent);
     virtual void linkHierarchy(internal::AttributableData &parent);