diff --git a/src/rebar_edoc.erl b/src/rebar_edoc.erl
index a022913..c88fe62 100644
--- a/src/rebar_edoc.erl
+++ b/src/rebar_edoc.erl
@@ -87,12 +87,9 @@ setup_code_path() ->
     %% and the like can work properly when generating their own
     %% documentation.
     CodePath = code:get_path(),
-    true = code:add_patha(ebin_dir()),
+    true = code:add_patha(rebar_utils:ebin_dir()),
     CodePath.
 
-ebin_dir() ->
-    filename:join(rebar_utils:get_cwd(), "ebin").
-
 newer_file_exists(Paths, LastMod) ->
     CheckFile = fun(Filename, _) ->
                         FLast = filelib:last_modified(Filename),
diff --git a/src/rebar_erlydtl_compiler.erl b/src/rebar_erlydtl_compiler.erl
index 9c47a63..12077f2 100644
--- a/src/rebar_erlydtl_compiler.erl
+++ b/src/rebar_erlydtl_compiler.erl
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
 compile(Config, _AppFile) ->
     DtlOpts = erlydtl_opts(Config),
     OrigPath = code:get_path(),
-    true = code:add_path(filename:join(rebar_utils:get_cwd(), "ebin")),
+    true = code:add_path(rebar_utils:ebin_dir()),
     Result = rebar_base_compiler:run(Config, [],
                                      option(doc_root, DtlOpts),
                                      option(source_ext, DtlOpts),
diff --git a/src/rebar_shell.erl b/src/rebar_shell.erl
index 0426f24..2dbf4a0 100644
--- a/src/rebar_shell.erl
+++ b/src/rebar_shell.erl
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ shell(_Config, _AppFile) ->
     %% for the "top level" directory
     case is_deps_dir(rebar_utils:get_cwd()) of
         false ->
-            true = code:add_pathz(ebin_dir()),
+            true = code:add_pathz(rebar_utils:ebin_dir()),
             user_drv:start(),
             %% this call never returns (until user quits shell)
             shell:server(false, false);
@@ -47,9 +47,6 @@ shell(_Config, _AppFile) ->
     end,
     ok.
 
-ebin_dir() ->
-    filename:join(rebar_utils:get_cwd(), "ebin").
-
 is_deps_dir(Dir) ->
     case lists:reverse(filename:split(Dir)) of
         [_, "deps" | _] ->
diff --git a/src/rebar_xref.erl b/src/rebar_xref.erl
index 1258079..4b045a0 100644
--- a/src/rebar_xref.erl
+++ b/src/rebar_xref.erl
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ xref(Config, _) ->
 
     %% Save the code path prior to doing anything
     OrigPath = code:get_path(),
-    true = code:add_path(filename:join(rebar_utils:get_cwd(), "ebin")),
+    true = code:add_path(rebar_utils:ebin_dir()),
 
     %% Get list of xref checks we want to run
     XrefChecks = rebar_config:get(Config, xref_checks,