diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 6914651d..7b2674ba 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: binary cache
       uses: actions/cache@v4
       with:
-        path: ./controller/bin
+        path: ./bin
         key: ${{ runner.os }}-${{ hashFiles('./controller/Makefile') }}
 
     - name: Set up services
@@ -261,13 +261,13 @@ jobs:
     - name: binary cache
       uses: actions/cache@v4
       with:
-        path: ./e2e/bin
+        path: ./bin
         key: ${{ runner.os }}-${{ hashFiles('./Makefile') }}
 
     - name: binary cache (for controller)
       uses: actions/cache@v4
       with:
-        path: ./controller/bin
+        path: ./bin
         key: ${{ runner.os }}-${{ hashFiles('./controller/Makefile') }}
 
     - name: Prepare cluster
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 6f5d1068..6b183b3e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -35,3 +35,4 @@ external/*
 e2e/log
 # helm charts
 manifests/charts/**/*.tgz
+.idea
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 3f1d6f8b..14fb4251 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -17,10 +17,6 @@ include common.mk
 # For some tools, like golangci-lint, we prefer to use the latest version so that we can have the new feature.
 # For the other tools, like kind, we don't upgrade it until there is a strong reason.
 
-LOCALBIN ?= $(shell pwd)/bin
-$(LOCALBIN):
-	@mkdir -p $(LOCALBIN)
-
 GO_FMTTER_VERSION = 0.3.8
 .PHONY: install-go-fmtter
 install-go-fmtter: $(LOCALBIN)
diff --git a/common.mk b/common.mk
index 1ee17b5c..cdc2e788 100644
--- a/common.mk
+++ b/common.mk
@@ -16,6 +16,13 @@ SHELL = /bin/bash
 OS = $(shell uname)
 IN_CI ?=
 
+# Remember to remove tools downloaded into bin directory manually before updating them.
+# If they need to be updated frequently, we can consider to store them in the `Dockerfile.dev`.
+ROOT_DIR := $(shell dirname $(realpath $(lastword $(MAKEFILE_LIST))))
+LOCALBIN := $(ROOT_DIR)/bin
+$(LOCALBIN):
+	@mkdir -p $(LOCALBIN)
+
 TARGET_SO       = libgolang.so
 PROJECT_NAME    = mosn.io/htnn
 # Both images use glibc 2.31. Ensure libc in the images match each other.
diff --git a/controller/Makefile b/controller/Makefile
index 9f3db4f9..11b37008 100644
--- a/controller/Makefile
+++ b/controller/Makefile
@@ -88,13 +88,6 @@ KIND ?= kind
 
 ##@ Build Dependencies
 
-## Location to install dependencies to
-LOCALBIN ?= $(shell pwd)/bin
-# Remember to remove tools downloaded into bin directory manually before updating them.
-# If they need to be updated frequently, we can consider to store them in the `Dockerfile.dev`.
-$(LOCALBIN):
-	mkdir -p $(LOCALBIN)
-
 ## Tool Binaries
 KUBECTL ?= kubectl
 CONTROLLER_GEN ?= $(LOCALBIN)/controller-gen
diff --git a/e2e/Makefile b/e2e/Makefile
index b752a57f..74d5c868 100644
--- a/e2e/Makefile
+++ b/e2e/Makefile
@@ -14,10 +14,6 @@
 
 include ../common.mk
 
-LOCALBIN ?= $(shell pwd)/bin
-$(LOCALBIN):
-	@mkdir -p $(LOCALBIN)
-
 KUBECTL ?= $(LOCALBIN)/kubectl
 KIND ?= $(LOCALBIN)/kind
 HELM ?= $(LOCALBIN)/helm
@@ -57,7 +53,7 @@ e2e-prepare-data-plane-image: kind
 
 .PHONY: deploy-istio
 deploy-istio: helm
-	ISTIO_VERSION=$(ISTIO_VERSION) ./istio.sh install
+	ISTIO_VERSION=$(ISTIO_VERSION) LOCALBIN=$(LOCALBIN) ./istio.sh install
 
 .PHONY: run-e2e
 run-e2e:
diff --git a/e2e/istio.sh b/e2e/istio.sh
index aec88d36..67aa767d 100755
--- a/e2e/istio.sh
+++ b/e2e/istio.sh
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 set -eo pipefail
 set -x
 
-HELM="$(pwd)/bin/helm"
+HELM="${LOCALBIN}/helm"
 E2E_DIR="$(pwd)"
 
 install() {
diff --git a/site/Makefile b/site/Makefile
index 4ab98e58..e8136dab 100644
--- a/site/Makefile
+++ b/site/Makefile
@@ -12,13 +12,7 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-SHELL = /bin/bash
-
-LOCALBIN ?= $(shell pwd)/bin
-# Remember to remove tools downloaded into bin directory manually before updating them.
-# If they need to be updated frequently, we can consider to store them in the `Dockerfile.dev`.
-$(LOCALBIN):
-	@mkdir -p $(LOCALBIN)
+include ../common.mk
 
 .PHONY: build
 build: