diff --git a/src/dune_rules/artifacts.ml b/src/dune_rules/artifacts.ml
index d3efc20a3b1..87668448807 100644
--- a/src/dune_rules/artifacts.ml
+++ b/src/dune_rules/artifacts.ml
@@ -93,6 +93,9 @@ type t =
   ; bin : Bin.t
   }
 
+let bin t = t.bin
+let public_libs t = t.public_libs
+
 let create (context : Context.t) ~public_libs ~local_bins =
   { public_libs = Public_libs.create ~context ~public_libs
   ; bin = Bin.create ~context ~local_bins
diff --git a/src/dune_rules/artifacts.mli b/src/dune_rules/artifacts.mli
index cb30a1e7b82..7d66a6ada98 100644
--- a/src/dune_rules/artifacts.mli
+++ b/src/dune_rules/artifacts.mli
@@ -36,9 +36,8 @@ module Public_libs : sig
     }
 end
 
-type t = private
-  { public_libs : Public_libs.t
-  ; bin : Bin.t
-  }
+type t
 
+val bin : t -> Bin.t
+val public_libs : t -> Public_libs.t
 val create : Context.t -> public_libs:Lib.DB.t -> local_bins:Bin.Local.t Memo.Lazy.t -> t
diff --git a/src/dune_rules/super_context.ml b/src/dune_rules/super_context.ml
index 4530b482941..6621fec3a63 100644
--- a/src/dune_rules/super_context.ml
+++ b/src/dune_rules/super_context.ml
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ let make_default_env_node
       ~expander_for_artifacts
       ~default_context_flags
       ~default_env:root_env
-      ~default_bin_artifacts:artifacts.bin
+      ~default_bin_artifacts:(Artifacts.bin artifacts)
       ~default_bin_annot:true
   in
   make
@@ -504,9 +504,9 @@ let create ~(context : Context.t) ~(host : t option) ~packages ~stanzas =
       ~scope_host
       ~context
       ~env:expander_env
-      ~lib_artifacts:artifacts.public_libs
-      ~bin_artifacts_host:artifacts_host.bin
-      ~lib_artifacts_host:artifacts_host.public_libs
+      ~lib_artifacts:(Artifacts.public_libs artifacts)
+      ~bin_artifacts_host:(Artifacts.bin artifacts_host)
+      ~lib_artifacts_host:(Artifacts.public_libs artifacts_host)
   and+ root_env =
     add_packages_env (Context.name context) ~base:expander_env stanzas packages
   in
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@ let create ~(context : Context.t) ~(host : t option) ~packages ~stanzas =
     ~default_env
     ~host_env_tree:host
     ~root_expander
-    ~bin_artifacts:artifacts.bin
+    ~bin_artifacts:(Artifacts.bin artifacts)
     ~context_env:root_env
 ;;