diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index c918e81c573..ff332cd3d53 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -221,8 +221,7 @@ task distCompiler(type: Copy) {
         into('konan/lib')
     }
 
-    // TODO: Is there another way to specify a path to shared?
-    from(file('shared/build/libs')) {
+    from(file("${gradle.includedBuild('shared').projectDir}/build/libs")) {
         into('konan/lib')
     }
 
diff --git a/buildSrc/plugins/build.gradle b/buildSrc/plugins/build.gradle
index 4a0c7807142..01e788a446d 100644
--- a/buildSrc/plugins/build.gradle
+++ b/buildSrc/plugins/build.gradle
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ dependencies {
     compile gradleApi()
     compile localGroovy()
     compile group: 'com.ullink.slack', name: 'simpleslackapi', version: '0.6.0'
+    // An artifact from the included build 'shared' cannot be used here due to https://github.com/gradle/gradle/issues/3768
+    // TODO: Remove this hack when the bug is fixed
     compile project(':shared')
 }
 
diff --git a/gradle/loadRootProperties.gradle b/gradle/loadRootProperties.gradle
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..70c749e351d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gradle/loadRootProperties.gradle
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+if (!project.hasProperty("rootBuildDirectory")) {
+    throw new GradleException('Please ensure the "rootBuildDirectory" property is defined before applying this script.')
+}
+
+ext.distDir = file("$rootBuildDirectory/dist")
+
+def rootProperties = new Properties()
+def rootDir = file(rootBuildDirectory).absolutePath
+file("$rootDir/gradle.properties").withReader {
+    rootProperties.load(it)
+}
+rootProperties.each { k, v ->
+    ext.set(k, v)
+}
diff --git a/performance/build.gradle b/performance/build.gradle
index eb4782017d7..3414e50f5a3 100644
--- a/performance/build.gradle
+++ b/performance/build.gradle
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ buildscript {
     repositories {
 
         maven {
-            //TODO: this path should be removed!! But how? O_oc
+            //TODO: this path should be removed!!
             url "https://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots"
         }
         maven {
diff --git a/platformLibs/build.gradle b/platformLibs/build.gradle
index 968697185a2..04815b38453 100644
--- a/platformLibs/build.gradle
+++ b/platformLibs/build.gradle
@@ -18,15 +18,13 @@ buildscript {
     dependencies {
         classpath "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-native-gradle-plugin"
     }
+
+    ext.konanHome = distDir.absolutePath
+    ext.jvmArgs = project.findProperty("platformLibsJvmArgs") ?: "-Xmx6G"
+    ext.setProperty("konan.home", konanHome)
+    ext.setProperty("konan.jvmArgs", jvmArgs)
 }
 
-String konanHome = distDir.absolutePath
-String jvmArgs = project.findProperty("platformLibsJvmArgs") ?: "-Xmx6G"
-ext.setProperty("konan.home", konanHome)
-ext.setProperty("konan.jvmArgs", jvmArgs)
-// TODO: split jvmArgs in gradle plugin
-
-
 //#region Util functions.
 private ArrayList<DefFile> targetDefFiles(String target) {
     def platform = targetToPlatform(target)
@@ -59,8 +57,11 @@ private String defFileToInstallTaskName(String target, String name) {
 
 // TODO: Fix the report in performance project
 class KlibInstall extends Exec {
+    @InputFile
     public File klib
     public File repo
+
+    @Input
     public String target
 
     @Override
@@ -80,19 +81,25 @@ class KlibInstall extends Exec {
                     '-repository', repo.absolutePath
         }
     }
+
+    @OutputDirectory
+    File getInstallDir() {
+        def klibName = klib.name.take(klib.name.lastIndexOf('.'))
+        return project.file("$repo.absolutePath/$klibName")
+    }
+
+
 }
 
 //#endregion
 
-println(targetList)
-
 targetList.each { target ->
 
     ArrayList<Task> installTasks = []
 
     targetDefFiles(target).each { df ->
         def libName = defFileToLibName(target, df.name)
-        def installTaskName = defFileToLibName(target, df.name)
+        def installTaskName = defFileToInstallTaskName(target, df.name)
 
         konan.targets = [target] // TODO: Support custom targets in gradle plugin.
         konanArtifacts {
diff --git a/settings.gradle b/settings.gradle
index d8ab1812162..7dd6cf39c28 100644
--- a/settings.gradle
+++ b/settings.gradle
@@ -26,10 +26,6 @@ include ':runtime'
 include ':common'
 include ':backend.native:tests'
 include ':backend.native:debugger-tests'
-// TODO: remove
-// TODO: Use 'shared' build in buildSrc and all build scripts as a dependency (of a build script too)
-//include ':shared'
-//include ':tools:kotlin-native-gradle-plugin'
 include ':utilities'
 include ':performance'
 include ':platformLibs'
diff --git a/shared/build.gradle b/shared/build.gradle
index 20f05ab4bbb..c896c918b42 100644
--- a/shared/build.gradle
+++ b/shared/build.gradle
@@ -15,17 +15,10 @@
  */
 
 buildscript {
-    ext.mainBuildDir = file('../')
+    ext.rootBuildDirectory = file('../')
 
-    def rootProperties = new Properties()
-    file("$mainBuildDir/gradle.properties").withReader {
-        rootProperties.load(it)
-    }
-    rootProperties.each { k, v ->
-        ext.set(k, v)
-    }
-
-    apply from: "$mainBuildDir/gradle/kotlinGradlePlugin.gradle"
+    apply from: "$rootBuildDirectory/gradle/loadRootProperties.gradle"
+    apply from: "$rootBuildDirectory/gradle/kotlinGradlePlugin.gradle"
 }
 
 apply plugin: 'kotlin'
diff --git a/tools/kotlin-native-gradle-plugin/build.gradle b/tools/kotlin-native-gradle-plugin/build.gradle
index da7920146d7..c394df2a600 100644
--- a/tools/kotlin-native-gradle-plugin/build.gradle
+++ b/tools/kotlin-native-gradle-plugin/build.gradle
@@ -20,21 +20,10 @@
  */
 
 buildscript {
-    ext {
-        mainBuildDir = file('../../') // TODO: move mainBuildDir into gradle.properties
-        distDir = file("$mainBuildDir/dist")
-    }
+    ext.rootBuildDirectory = file('../../')
 
-    // TODO: Make a separate function?
-    def rootProperties = new Properties()
-    file("$mainBuildDir/gradle.properties").withReader {
-        rootProperties.load(it)
-    }
-    rootProperties.each { k, v ->
-        ext.set(k, v)
-    }
-
-    apply from: "$mainBuildDir/gradle/kotlinGradlePlugin.gradle"
+    apply from: "$rootBuildDirectory/gradle/loadRootProperties.gradle"
+    apply from: "$rootBuildDirectory/gradle/kotlinGradlePlugin.gradle"
 
     repositories {
         jcenter()
@@ -79,7 +68,7 @@ task pluginMetadata {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-    compile "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-native-shared" // TODO: What about version?
+    compile 'org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-native-shared'
     compile "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib:$buildKotlinVersion"
     compile gradleApi()
 
@@ -112,7 +101,7 @@ test {
 
 processResources {
     expand('konanVersion': konanVersion)
-    from(file("$mainBuildDir/utilities/env_blacklist"))
+    from(file("$rootBuildDirectory/utilities/env_blacklist"))
 }
 
 publishing {