diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/misc/KFiles.kt b/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/misc/KFiles.kt
index 9305fed0..6512c9a6 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/misc/KFiles.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/misc/KFiles.kt
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ class KFiles {
                 KFiles.joinDir(project.directory, project.buildDirectory, "generated", "source", name,
                         variant.toIntermediateDir())
 
+        fun buildDir(project: Project) = KFiles.makeDir(project.directory, project.buildDirectory)
+
         /**
          * Join the paths elements with the file separator.
          */
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/plugin/packaging/PackagingPlugin.kt b/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/plugin/packaging/PackagingPlugin.kt
index a6b159d4..1627cff6 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/plugin/packaging/PackagingPlugin.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/plugin/packaging/PackagingPlugin.kt
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ class PackagingPlugin @Inject constructor(val dependencyManager : DependencyMana
                 runTask = { taskAssemble(project) })
     }
 
-    private fun libsDir(project: Project) = KFiles.makeDir(buildDir(project).path, "libs").path
+    private fun libsDir(project: Project) = KFiles.makeDir(KFiles.buildDir(project).path, "libs").path
 
     @Task(name = TASK_ASSEMBLE, description = "Package the artifacts",
             runAfter = arrayOf(JvmCompilerPlugin.TASK_COMPILE))
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ class PackagingPlugin @Inject constructor(val dependencyManager : DependencyMana
         //
         // Add all the applicable files for the current project
         //
-        val buildDir = buildDir(project)
+        val buildDir = KFiles.buildDir(project)
         val allFiles = arrayListOf<IncludedFile>()
         val classesDir = KFiles.makeDir(buildDir.path, "classes")
 
@@ -189,8 +189,6 @@ class PackagingPlugin @Inject constructor(val dependencyManager : DependencyMana
                 true /* expandJarFiles */, jarFactory)
     }
 
-    private fun buildDir(project: Project) = KFiles.makeDir(project.directory, project.buildDirectory)
-
     private fun findIncludedFiles(directory: String, files: List<IncludedFile>, excludes: List<IFileSpec.Glob>)
             : List<IncludedFile> {
         val result = arrayListOf<IncludedFile>()