diff --git a/guix/records.scm b/guix/records.scm
index dca1e3c2e7..e8b18b1a3e 100644
--- a/guix/records.scm
+++ b/guix/records.scm
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ;;; GNU Guix --- Functional package management for GNU
 ;;; Copyright © 2012-2024 Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
 ;;; Copyright © 2018 Mark H Weaver <mhw@netris.org>
+;;; Copyright © 2024 Lilah Tascheter <lilah@lunabee.space>
 ;;;
 ;;; This file is part of GNU Guix.
 ;;;
@@ -31,6 +32,8 @@ (define-module (guix records)
             alist->record
             object->fields
             recutils->alist
+            wrap-element
+
             match-record
             match-record-lambda))
 
@@ -606,6 +609,10 @@ (define (recutils->alist port)
               (else
                (error "unmatched line" line))))))))
 
+(define (wrap-element x)
+  "Sanitize a record field value X to a list."
+  (if (list? x) x (list x)))
+
 
 ;;;
 ;;; Pattern matching.