diff --git a/ant/build.gradle.kts b/ant/build.gradle.kts
index a73b612cb8c..dd780a5dc30 100644
--- a/ant/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/ant/build.gradle.kts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ apply { plugin("kotlin") }
 dependencies {
     val compile by configurations
     compile(commonDep("org.apache.ant", "ant"))
-    compile(project(":compiler:preloader"))
+    compile(project(":kotlin-preloader"))
     compile(project(":kotlin-stdlib"))
     buildVersion()
 }
diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index ac15a38b956..52d0315747f 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ fun Project.allprojectsRecursive(body: Project.() -> Unit) {
 
 allprojects {
 
-    setBuildDir(File(commonBuildDir, project.name))
+    buildDir = File(commonBuildDir, project.name)
 
     repositories {
         for (repo in (rootProject.extra["repos"] as List<String>)) {
diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/artifacts.kt b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/artifacts.kt
index 0950002503d..18ce080a60d 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/artifacts.kt
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/artifacts.kt
@@ -95,17 +95,20 @@ fun Project.ideaPlugin() = ideaPlugin {
 }
 
 
-fun Project.dist(body: Copy.() -> Unit = {}) {
+fun Project.dist(body: Copy.() -> Unit) {
     task<Copy>("dist") {
-        tasks.findByName("assemble")?.let {
-            dependsOn(it)
-        }
         body()
         rename("-${java.util.regex.Pattern.quote(rootProject.extra["build.number"].toString())}", "")
         into(rootProject.extra["distLibDir"].toString())
     }
 }
 
+fun Project.dist() = dist {
+    tasks.findByName("jar")?.let {
+        from(it)
+    }
+}
+
 fun ConfigurationContainer.getOrCreate(name: String): Configuration = findByName(name) ?: create(name)
 
 fun Jar.setupPublicJar(classifier: String = "", classifierDescr: String? = null) {
diff --git a/compiler.tests-common/build.gradle.kts b/compiler.tests-common/build.gradle.kts
index ed331c880d4..c32529e1236 100644
--- a/compiler.tests-common/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/compiler.tests-common/build.gradle.kts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ dependencies {
     compile(project(":compiler:cli"))
     compile(project(":compiler:light-classes"))
     compile(project(":compiler:serialization"))
-    compile(project(":compiler:preloader"))
+    compile(project(":kotlin-preloader"))
     compile(project(":compiler:daemon-common"))
     compile(project(":compiler:daemon-client"))
     compile(project(":js:js.serializer"))
diff --git a/compiler/compiler-runner/build.gradle.kts b/compiler/compiler-runner/build.gradle.kts
index 9f0cba17cd7..7a0fe44369c 100644
--- a/compiler/compiler-runner/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/compiler/compiler-runner/build.gradle.kts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ dependencies {
     val compile by configurations
     compile(project(":build-common"))
     compile(project(":compiler:cli-common"))
-    compile(project(":compiler:preloader"))
+    compile(project(":kotlin-preloader"))
     compile(project(":compiler:frontend.java"))
     compile(project(":compiler:daemon-common"))
     compile(project(":compiler:daemon-client"))
diff --git a/compiler/preloader/build.gradle.kts b/compiler/preloader/build.gradle.kts
index 172f90818a6..89256b2d732 100644
--- a/compiler/preloader/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/compiler/preloader/build.gradle.kts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-import org.gradle.jvm.tasks.Jar
+description = "Kotlin Preloader"
 
 apply { plugin("kotlin") }
 
@@ -9,17 +9,17 @@ dependencies {
     buildVersion()
 }
 
-configureKotlinProjectSources("src", "instrumentation/src")
-configureKotlinProjectNoTests()
+sourceSets {
+    "main" {
+        java {
+            srcDirs( "src", "instrumentation/src")
+        }
+    }
+    "test" { none() }
+}
 
-val jar: Jar by tasks
-jar.apply {
-    setupRuntimeJar("Kotlin Preloader")
+runtimeJar {
     manifest.attributes.put("Main-Class", "org.jetbrains.kotlin.preloading.Preloader")
-    archiveName = "kotlin-preloader.jar"
-}
-
-dist {
-    from(jar)
 }
 
+dist()
diff --git a/compiler/tests-java8/build.gradle.kts b/compiler/tests-java8/build.gradle.kts
index 5fad18b7396..3ad8e98a97d 100644
--- a/compiler/tests-java8/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/compiler/tests-java8/build.gradle.kts
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ dependencies {
     testCompile(project(":kotlin-runtime"))
     testCompile(project(":kotlin-reflect"))
     testCompile(projectTests(":compiler"))
-    testRuntime(project(":compiler:preloader"))
+    testRuntime(project(":kotlin-preloader"))
     testRuntime(ideaSdkCoreDeps("*.jar"))
     testRuntime(ideaSdkDeps("*.jar"))
 }
diff --git a/jps-plugin/build.gradle.kts b/jps-plugin/build.gradle.kts
index 1576eaf54a2..2b03ddde878 100644
--- a/jps-plugin/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/jps-plugin/build.gradle.kts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ dependencies {
     compile(project(":compiler:daemon-common"))
     compile(project(":compiler:daemon-client"))
     compile(project(":compiler:frontend.java"))
-    compile(project(":compiler:preloader"))
+    compile(project(":kotlin-preloader"))
     compile(project(":idea:idea-jps-common"))
     compile(ideaSdkDeps("jps-builders", "jps-builders-6", subdir = "jps"))
     buildVersion()
diff --git a/prepare/jps-plugin/build.gradle.kts b/prepare/jps-plugin/build.gradle.kts
index 6fdae2e9951..83fc4a6e983 100644
--- a/prepare/jps-plugin/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/prepare/jps-plugin/build.gradle.kts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ val projectsToShadow = listOf(
         ":core",
         ":idea:idea-jps-common",
         ":jps-plugin",
-        ":compiler:preloader",
+        ":kotlin-preloader",
         ":compiler:util",
         ":core:util.runtime",
         ":plugins:android-extensions-jps")
diff --git a/prepare/kotlin-plugin/build.gradle.kts b/prepare/kotlin-plugin/build.gradle.kts
index 9824980fcc6..3ce343acb23 100644
--- a/prepare/kotlin-plugin/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/prepare/kotlin-plugin/build.gradle.kts
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ val projectsToShadow = listOf(
         ":js:js.serializer",
         ":compiler:light-classes",
         ":compiler:plugin-api",
-        ":compiler:preloader",
+        ":kotlin-preloader",
         ":compiler:resolution",
         ":compiler:serialization",
         ":compiler:util",
diff --git a/settings.gradle b/settings.gradle
index 7bc9cc15137..71d1e679c48 100644
--- a/settings.gradle
+++ b/settings.gradle
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ project(':kotlin-compiler').projectDir = "$rootDir/prepare/compiler" as File
 project(':kotlin-compiler-embeddable').projectDir = "$rootDir/prepare/compiler-embeddable" as File
 project(':kotlin-compiler-client-embeddable').projectDir = "$rootDir/prepare/compiler-client-embeddable" as File
 project(':kotlin-daemon-client').projectDir = "$rootDir/prepare/daemon-client" as File
+project(':kotlin-preloader').projectDir = "$rootDir/compiler/preloader" as File
 project(':compiler:cli-common').projectDir = "$rootDir/compiler/cli/cli-common" as File
 project(':compiler:cli-runner').projectDir = "$rootDir/compiler/cli/cli-runner" as File
 project(':compiler:daemon-common').projectDir = "$rootDir/compiler/daemon/daemon-common" as File