diff --git a/src/bin/sol-fbp-generator/Kconfig b/src/bin/sol-fbp-generator/Kconfig
index 6c79676b9..b97052670 100644
--- a/src/bin/sol-fbp-generator/Kconfig
+++ b/src/bin/sol-fbp-generator/Kconfig
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
 config FBP_GENERATOR
 	bool "fbp generator"
-	depends on NODE_DESCRIPTION
 	default y
diff --git a/src/lib/flow/include/sol-flow.h b/src/lib/flow/include/sol-flow.h
index 3bf287bd1..18e8f7a9c 100644
--- a/src/lib/flow/include/sol-flow.h
+++ b/src/lib/flow/include/sol-flow.h
@@ -261,6 +261,8 @@ void sol_flow_node_named_options_fini(struct sol_flow_node_named_options *named_
 
 #include "sol-flow-buildopts.h"
 
+#define SOL_FLOW_NODE_PORT_ERROR_NAME ("ERROR")
+
 #ifdef SOL_FLOW_NODE_TYPE_DESCRIPTION_ENABLED
 /* A node type description provides more information about a node
  * type, such as textual description, name, URL, version, author as
@@ -268,7 +270,6 @@ void sol_flow_node_named_options_fini(struct sol_flow_node_named_options *named_
  */
 
 struct sol_flow_port_description {
-#define SOL_FLOW_NODE_PORT_ERROR_NAME ("ERROR")
     const char *name; /**< port's name */
     const char *description; /**< port's description */
     const char *data_type; /**< textual representation of the port's accepted packet data type(s), e. g. "int" */