diff --git a/src/Allwmake b/src/Allwmake
index b1b166e234..1fcbb76d33 100755
--- a/src/Allwmake
+++ b/src/Allwmake
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ decompositionMethods/Allwmake
 
 wmake libso meshTools
 wmake libso finiteVolume
+wmake libso genericPatchFields
 
 wmake libso sampling
 
diff --git a/src/genericPatchFields/Make/options b/src/genericPatchFields/Make/options
index fa15f12452..71b7873964 100644
--- a/src/genericPatchFields/Make/options
+++ b/src/genericPatchFields/Make/options
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 EXE_INC = \
     -I$(LIB_SRC)/finiteVolume/lnInclude
 
-EXE_LIBS = \
+LIB_LIBS = \
     -lfiniteVolume
diff --git a/src/genericPatchFields/genericFvPatchField/genericFvPatchField.H b/src/genericPatchFields/genericFvPatchField/genericFvPatchField.H
index 1144b11010..694bc92b52 100644
--- a/src/genericPatchFields/genericFvPatchField/genericFvPatchField.H
+++ b/src/genericPatchFields/genericFvPatchField/genericFvPatchField.H
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ Class
     Foam::genericFvPatchField
 
 Description
-    Foam::genericFvPatchField
+    A generic version of calculatedFvPatchField, useful as a fallback for
+    handling unknown patch types.
 
 SourceFiles
     genericFvPatchField.C
diff --git a/src/genericPatchFields/genericPointPatchField/genericPointPatchField.H b/src/genericPatchFields/genericPointPatchField/genericPointPatchField.H
index bedd11b4ec..8ce85fded1 100644
--- a/src/genericPatchFields/genericPointPatchField/genericPointPatchField.H
+++ b/src/genericPatchFields/genericPointPatchField/genericPointPatchField.H
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ Class
     Foam::genericPointPatchField
 
 Description
-    Foam::genericPointPatchField
+    A generic version of calculatedPointPatchField, useful as a fallback for
+    handling unknown patch types.
 
 SourceFiles
     genericPointPatchField.C