--- a/python/mozbuild/mozbuild/mach_commands.py
+++ b/python/mozbuild/mozbuild/mach_commands.py
@@ -1142,26 +1142,23 @@ class PackageFrontend(MachCommandBase):
 
         '''
         pass
 
     def _make_artifacts(self, tree=None, job=None, skip_cache=False):
         state_dir = self._mach_context.state_dir
         cache_dir = os.path.join(state_dir, 'package-frontend')
 
-        here = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
-        build_obj = MozbuildObject.from_environment(cwd=here)
-
         hg = None
-        if conditions.is_hg(build_obj):
-            hg = build_obj.substs['HG']
+        if conditions.is_hg(self):
+            hg = self.substs['HG']
 
         git = None
-        if conditions.is_git(build_obj):
-            git = build_obj.substs['GIT']
+        if conditions.is_git(self):
+            git = self.substs['GIT']
 
         from mozbuild.artifacts import Artifacts
         artifacts = Artifacts(tree, self.substs, self.defines, job,
                               log=self.log, cache_dir=cache_dir,
                               skip_cache=skip_cache, hg=hg, git=git,
                               topsrcdir=self.topsrcdir)
         return artifacts