diff --git a/proto/prost/private/prost.bzl b/proto/prost/private/prost.bzl
index b513b154ed..1db20021a6 100644
--- a/proto/prost/private/prost.bzl
+++ b/proto/prost/private/prost.bzl
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ def _compile_rust(ctx, attr, crate_name, src, deps, edition):
         ctx = ctx,
         attr = attr,
         toolchain = toolchain,
-        crate_info = rust_common.create_crate_info(
+        crate_info_dict = dict(
             name = crate_name,
             type = "rlib",
             root = src,
diff --git a/proto/protobuf/proto.bzl b/proto/protobuf/proto.bzl
index 2fcc1db50a..401a9e5038 100644
--- a/proto/protobuf/proto.bzl
+++ b/proto/protobuf/proto.bzl
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ def _rust_proto_compile(protos, descriptor_sets, imports, crate_name, ctx, is_gr
         ctx = ctx,
         attr = ctx.attr,
         toolchain = toolchain,
-        crate_info = rust_common.create_crate_info(
+        crate_info_dict = dict(
             name = crate_name,
             type = "rlib",
             root = lib_rs,
diff --git a/rust/private/rustc.bzl b/rust/private/rustc.bzl
index e45b2749b8..29b47efe90 100644
--- a/rust/private/rustc.bzl
+++ b/rust/private/rustc.bzl
@@ -1092,6 +1092,7 @@ def rustc_compile_action(
         force_all_deps_direct = False,
         rust_metadata = None,
         output_file = None,
+        crate_info_dict = None,
         skip_expanding_rustc_env = False):
     """Create and run a rustc compile action based on the current rule's attributes
 
@@ -1117,20 +1118,21 @@ def rustc_compile_action(
     # TODO: Remove create_crate_info_callback after all rustc_compile_action callers migrate to
     # removing CrateInfo construction before `rust_compile_action
 
-    crate_info_dict = None
-    if crate_info == None:
-        if ctx == None or toolchain == None or crate_type == None:
-            fail("FAIL", ctx, toolchain, crate_type)
-        crate_info_dict = create_crate_info_dict(
-            ctx = ctx,
-            toolchain = toolchain,
-            crate_type = crate_type,
-            rust_metadata = rust_metadata,
-            output_file = output_file,
-        )
+    # if crate_info == None:
+    #     print(crate_info_dict)
 
-    if crate_info_dict != None:
-        crate_info = rust_common.create_crate_info(**crate_info_dict)
+    if crate_info == None:
+        if crate_info_dict:
+            crate_info = rust_common.create_crate_info(**crate_info_dict)
+        else:
+            crate_info_dict = create_crate_info_dict(
+                ctx = ctx,
+                toolchain = toolchain,
+                crate_type = crate_type,
+                rust_metadata = rust_metadata,
+                output_file = output_file,
+            )
+            crate_info = rust_common.create_crate_info(**crate_info_dict)
 
     build_metadata = getattr(crate_info, "metadata", None)
 
diff --git a/rust/private/utils.bzl b/rust/private/utils.bzl
index f9358b5c87..5a6cb456ce 100644
--- a/rust/private/utils.bzl
+++ b/rust/private/utils.bzl
@@ -850,7 +850,7 @@ def _symlink_for_non_generated_source(ctx, src_file, package_root):
     else:
         return src_file
 
-def create_crate_info_dict(ctx, toolchain, crate_type, rust_metadata, output_file):
+def create_crate_info_dict(ctx, toolchain, crate_type, rust_metadata, output_file, crate_info_dict = None):
     """Creates a mutable dict() representing CrateInfo provider
 
     create_crate_info_dict is a *temporary* solution until create_crate_info is completely moved into
diff --git a/test/unit/consistent_crate_name/with_modified_crate_name.bzl b/test/unit/consistent_crate_name/with_modified_crate_name.bzl
index 335ec12865..3100cd1850 100644
--- a/test/unit/consistent_crate_name/with_modified_crate_name.bzl
+++ b/test/unit/consistent_crate_name/with_modified_crate_name.bzl
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ def _with_modified_crate_name_impl(ctx):
         ctx = ctx,
         attr = ctx.attr,
         toolchain = toolchain,
-        crate_info = rust_common.create_crate_info(
+        crate_info_dict = dict(
             name = crate_name,
             type = crate_type,
             root = crate_root,
diff --git a/test/unit/force_all_deps_direct/generator.bzl b/test/unit/force_all_deps_direct/generator.bzl
index f56d09c2c8..484ed09729 100644
--- a/test/unit/force_all_deps_direct/generator.bzl
+++ b/test/unit/force_all_deps_direct/generator.bzl
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ EOF
         ctx = ctx,
         attr = ctx.attr,
         toolchain = toolchain,
-        crate_info = rust_common.create_crate_info(
+        crate_info_dict = dict(
             name = crate_name,
             type = crate_type,
             root = rs_file,
diff --git a/test/unit/pipelined_compilation/wrap.bzl b/test/unit/pipelined_compilation/wrap.bzl
index b00f761a9a..f987485006 100644
--- a/test/unit/pipelined_compilation/wrap.bzl
+++ b/test/unit/pipelined_compilation/wrap.bzl
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ EOF
         ctx = ctx,
         attr = ctx.attr,
         toolchain = toolchain,
-        crate_info = rust_common.create_crate_info(
+        crate_info_dict = dict(
             name = crate_name,
             type = crate_type,
             root = rs_file,