diff --git a/src/dune_rules/expander.ml b/src/dune_rules/expander.ml
index 9ea8963a808..da35f923e8e 100644
--- a/src/dune_rules/expander.ml
+++ b/src/dune_rules/expander.ml
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@ type t =
   { dir : Path.Build.t
   ; env : Env.t
   ; local_env : string Action_builder.t Env.Var.Map.t
-  ; lib_artifacts : Lib.DB.t
-  ; lib_artifacts_host : Lib.DB.t
+  ; public_libs : Lib.DB.t
+  ; public_libs_host : Lib.DB.t
   ; artifacts_host : Artifacts.t
   ; bindings : value Pform.Map.t
   ; scope : Scope.t
@@ -336,8 +336,8 @@ let expand_lib_variable t source ~lib ~file ~lib_exec ~lib_private =
     else (
       let artifacts, context =
         if lib_exec
-        then t.lib_artifacts_host, Context.host t.context
-        else t.lib_artifacts, Memo.return t.context
+        then t.public_libs_host, Context.host t.context
+        else t.public_libs, Memo.return t.context
       in
       file_of_lib artifacts context ~loc ~lib ~file)
   in
@@ -743,8 +743,8 @@ let make_root
   ~scope_host
   ~(context : Context.t)
   ~env
-  ~lib_artifacts
-  ~lib_artifacts_host
+  ~public_libs
+  ~public_libs_host
   ~artifacts_host
   =
   { dir = Context.build_dir context
@@ -753,8 +753,8 @@ let make_root
   ; bindings = Pform.Map.empty
   ; scope
   ; scope_host
-  ; lib_artifacts
-  ; lib_artifacts_host
+  ; public_libs
+  ; public_libs_host
   ; artifacts_host
   ; context
   ; expanding_what = Nothing_special
diff --git a/src/dune_rules/expander.mli b/src/dune_rules/expander.mli
index b9fb9ea78c8..8c1f36b06d0 100644
--- a/src/dune_rules/expander.mli
+++ b/src/dune_rules/expander.mli
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ val make_root
   -> scope_host:Scope.t
   -> context:Context.t
   -> env:Env.t
-  -> lib_artifacts:Lib.DB.t
-  -> lib_artifacts_host:Lib.DB.t
+  -> public_libs:Lib.DB.t
+  -> public_libs_host:Lib.DB.t
   -> artifacts_host:Artifacts.t
   -> t
 
diff --git a/src/dune_rules/super_context.ml b/src/dune_rules/super_context.ml
index 7a29c4c5463..aae3054f272 100644
--- a/src/dune_rules/super_context.ml
+++ b/src/dune_rules/super_context.ml
@@ -279,9 +279,9 @@ let create ~(context : Context.t) ~(host : t option) ~packages ~stanzas =
       ~scope_host
       ~context
       ~env
-      ~lib_artifacts:public_libs
+      ~public_libs
       ~artifacts_host
-      ~lib_artifacts_host:public_libs_host
+      ~public_libs_host
   and+ artifacts = artifacts in
   (* Env node that represents the environment configured for the workspace. It
      is used as default at the root of every project in the workspace. *)