diff --git a/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/library/SearchPathResolver.kt b/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/library/SearchPathResolver.kt
index a923ffc990c..c8751b6da86 100644
--- a/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/library/SearchPathResolver.kt
+++ b/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/library/SearchPathResolver.kt
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ fun defaultResolver(repositories: List<String>, target: KonanTarget, distributio
                 repositories,
                 target,
                 distribution.klib,
-                distribution.localKonanDir
+                distribution.localKonanDir.absolutePath
         )
 
 fun SearchPathResolver.resolveImmediateLibraries(libraryNames: List<String>,
diff --git a/dependencies/build.gradle b/dependencies/build.gradle
index 915e5c49a43..64af23f4fdc 100644
--- a/dependencies/build.gradle
+++ b/dependencies/build.gradle
@@ -171,5 +171,7 @@ task update(type: Copy) {
 }
 
 task rmDotKonan(type: Delete) {
-    delete "${System.getProperty("user.home")}/.konan"
+    def dir = System.getenv("KONAN_DATA_DIR") ?: "${System.getProperty("user.home")}/.konan"
+    delete dir
 }
+
diff --git a/klib/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/cli/klib/main.kt b/klib/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/cli/klib/main.kt
index 1b91f39c4d8..17c9fd2413e 100644
--- a/klib/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/cli/klib/main.kt
+++ b/klib/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/cli/klib/main.kt
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.descriptors.impl.ModuleDescriptorImpl
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan.file.File
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan.target.Distribution
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan.target.PlatformManager
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan.util.DependencyProcessor
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.metadata.KonanLinkData
 import java.lang.System.out
 import kotlin.system.exitProcess
@@ -84,8 +85,7 @@ fun error(text: String) {
     exitProcess(1)
 }
 
-// TODO: Get rid of the hardcoded path.
-val defaultRepository = File(File.userHome, ".konan/klib")
+val defaultRepository = File(DependencyProcessor.localKonanDir.resolve("klib").absolutePath)
 
 open class ModuleDeserializer(val library: ByteArray) {
     protected val moduleHeader: KonanLinkData.LinkDataLibrary
diff --git a/shared/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/target/Distribution.kt b/shared/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/target/Distribution.kt
index 030e73278fc..241f14a9e98 100644
--- a/shared/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/target/Distribution.kt
+++ b/shared/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/target/Distribution.kt
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ class Distribution(
         private val konanHomeOverride: String? = null,
         private val runtimeFileOverride: String? = null) {
 
-    val localKonanDir = "${File.userHome}/.konan"
+    val localKonanDir = DependencyProcessor.localKonanDir
 
     private fun findKonanHome(): String {
         if (konanHomeOverride != null) return konanHomeOverride
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ class Distribution(
         propertyFilesFromConfigDir(konanSubdir, genericName)
 
     private fun userPropertyFiles(genericName: String) =
-        propertyFilesFromConfigDir(localKonanDir, genericName)
+        propertyFilesFromConfigDir(localKonanDir.absolutePath, genericName)
 
     fun additionalPropertyFiles(genericName: String) =
             preconfiguredPropertyFiles(genericName) + userPropertyFiles(genericName)
diff --git a/shared/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/util/DependencyProcessor.kt b/shared/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/util/DependencyProcessor.kt
index 19a31ad8ed0..ba04b4b6937 100644
--- a/shared/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/util/DependencyProcessor.kt
+++ b/shared/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/util/DependencyProcessor.kt
@@ -45,9 +45,6 @@ private val Properties.downloadingAttemptIntervalMs : Long
     get() = getProperty("downloadingAttemptPauseMs")?.toLong()
             ?: DependencyDownloader.DEFAULT_ATTEMPT_INTERVAL_MS
 
-private val Properties.homeDependencyCache : String
-    get() = getProperty("homeDependencyCache") ?: DependencyProcessor.DEFAULT_HOME_DEPENDENCY_CACHE
-
 private fun Properties.findCandidates(dependencies: List<String>): Map<String, List<DependencySource>> {
     val dependencyProfiles = this.propertyList("dependencyProfiles")
     return dependencies.map { dependency ->
@@ -73,7 +70,6 @@ private val KonanPropertiesLoader.dependenciesUrl : String            get() = pr
 private val KonanPropertiesLoader.airplaneMode : Boolean              get() = properties.airplaneMode
 private val KonanPropertiesLoader.downloadingAttempts : Int           get() = properties.downloadingAttempts
 private val KonanPropertiesLoader.downloadingAttemptIntervalMs : Long get() = properties.downloadingAttemptIntervalMs
-private val KonanPropertiesLoader.homeDependencyCache : String        get() = properties.homeDependencyCache
 
 sealed class DependencySource {
     data class Local(val path: File) : DependencySource()
@@ -91,7 +87,7 @@ sealed class DependencySource {
 class DependencyProcessor(dependenciesRoot: File,
                           val dependenciesUrl: String,
                           dependencyToCandidates: Map<String, List<DependencySource>>,
-                          homeDependencyCache: String = DEFAULT_HOME_DEPENDENCY_CACHE,
+                          homeDependencyCache: File = defaultDependencyCacheDir,
                           val airplaneMode: Boolean = false,
                           maxAttempts: Int = DependencyDownloader.DEFAULT_MAX_ATTEMPTS,
                           attemptIntervalMs: Long = DependencyDownloader.DEFAULT_ATTEMPT_INTERVAL_MS,
@@ -99,9 +95,7 @@ class DependencyProcessor(dependenciesRoot: File,
                           val keepUnstable: Boolean = true) {
 
     val dependenciesDirectory = dependenciesRoot.apply { mkdirs() }
-    val cacheDirectory = System.getProperty("user.home")?.let {
-        Paths.get(it).resolve(homeDependencyCache).toFile().apply { mkdirs() }
-    } ?: dependenciesRoot
+    val cacheDirectory = homeDependencyCache.apply { mkdirs() }
 
     val lockFile = File(cacheDirectory, ".lock").apply { if (!exists()) createNewFile() }
 
@@ -212,11 +206,16 @@ class DependencyProcessor(dependenciesRoot: File,
     companion object {
         private val lock = ReentrantLock()
 
-        const val DEFAULT_HOME_DEPENDENCY_CACHE = ".konan/cache"
+        val localKonanDir: File by lazy {
+            File(System.getenv("KONAN_DATA_DIR") ?: (System.getProperty("user.home") + File.separator + ".konan"))
+        }
 
         @JvmStatic
-        val defaultDependenciesRoot
-            get() = Paths.get(System.getProperty("user.home")).resolve(".konan/dependencies").toFile()
+        val defaultDependenciesRoot: File
+            get() = localKonanDir.resolve("dependencies")
+
+        val defaultDependencyCacheDir: File
+            get() = localKonanDir.resolve("cache")
     }
 
     private val resolvedDependencies = dependencyToCandidates.map { (dependency, candidates) ->
diff --git a/tools/kotlin-native-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/KonanPlugin.kt b/tools/kotlin-native-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/KonanPlugin.kt
index 22f016f6421..5640dfb8695 100644
--- a/tools/kotlin-native-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/KonanPlugin.kt
+++ b/tools/kotlin-native-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/KonanPlugin.kt
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.tasks.*
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan.target.HostManager
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan.target.KonanTarget
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan.target.customerDistribution
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan.util.*
 import java.io.File
 import java.util.*
 import javax.inject.Inject
@@ -129,7 +130,7 @@ internal fun Project.konanCompilerName(): String =
         "kotlin-native-${project.simpleOsName}-${this.konanVersion}"
 
 internal fun Project.konanCompilerDownloadDir(): String =
-        KonanCompilerDownloadTask.KONAN_PARENT_DIR + "/" + project.konanCompilerName()
+        DependencyProcessor.localKonanDir.resolve(project.konanCompilerName()).absolutePath
 
 // region Useful extensions and functions ---------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/tools/kotlin-native-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/tasks/KonanCompilerDownloadTask.kt b/tools/kotlin-native-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/tasks/KonanCompilerDownloadTask.kt
index e5612b48893..2b833317644 100644
--- a/tools/kotlin-native-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/tasks/KonanCompilerDownloadTask.kt
+++ b/tools/kotlin-native-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/tasks/KonanCompilerDownloadTask.kt
@@ -31,8 +31,6 @@ open class KonanCompilerDownloadTask : DefaultTask() {
 
     internal companion object {
         internal const val BASE_DOWNLOAD_URL = "https://download.jetbrains.com/kotlin/native/builds"
-
-        internal val KONAN_PARENT_DIR = "${System.getProperty("user.home")}/.konan"
     }
 
     /**
@@ -61,9 +59,10 @@ open class KonanCompilerDownloadTask : DefaultTask() {
                     append(project.simpleOsName)
                 }
                 val konanCompiler = project.konanCompilerName()
-                logger.info("Downloading Kotlin/Native compiler from $downloadUrlDirectory/$konanCompiler into $KONAN_PARENT_DIR")
+                val parentDir = DependencyProcessor.localKonanDir
+                logger.info("Downloading Kotlin/Native compiler from $downloadUrlDirectory/$konanCompiler into $parentDir")
                 DependencyProcessor(
-                        File(KONAN_PARENT_DIR),
+                        parentDir,
                         downloadUrlDirectory,
                         mapOf(konanCompiler to listOf(DependencySource.Remote.Public))
                 ).run()