diff --git a/include/sound/soc-dapm.h b/include/sound/soc-dapm.h
index 96c5e0ec81d1..b9170e2bc5ab 100644
--- a/include/sound/soc-dapm.h
+++ b/include/sound/soc-dapm.h
@@ -593,6 +593,10 @@ struct snd_soc_dapm_update {
 	int val;
 };
 
+struct snd_soc_dapm_wcache {
+	struct snd_soc_dapm_widget *widget;
+};
+
 /* DAPM context */
 struct snd_soc_dapm_context {
 	enum snd_soc_bias_level bias_level;
@@ -614,6 +618,9 @@ struct snd_soc_dapm_context {
 	int (*set_bias_level)(struct snd_soc_dapm_context *dapm,
 			      enum snd_soc_bias_level level);
 
+	struct snd_soc_dapm_wcache path_sink_cache;
+	struct snd_soc_dapm_wcache path_source_cache;
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_FS
 	struct dentry *debugfs_dapm;
 #endif
diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c b/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c
index 63748526d630..10fb7087c405 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c
@@ -572,6 +572,35 @@ static void soc_dapm_async_complete(struct snd_soc_dapm_context *dapm)
 		snd_soc_component_async_complete(dapm->component);
 }
 
+static struct snd_soc_dapm_widget *
+dapm_wcache_lookup(struct snd_soc_dapm_wcache *wcache, const char *name)
+{
+	struct snd_soc_dapm_widget *w = wcache->widget;
+	struct list_head *wlist;
+	const int depth = 2;
+	int i = 0;
+
+	if (w) {
+		wlist = &w->dapm->card->widgets;
+
+		list_for_each_entry_from(w, wlist, list) {
+			if (!strcmp(name, w->name))
+				return w;
+
+			if (++i == depth)
+				break;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+static inline void dapm_wcache_update(struct snd_soc_dapm_wcache *wcache,
+				      struct snd_soc_dapm_widget *w)
+{
+	wcache->widget = w;
+}
+
 /**
  * snd_soc_dapm_force_bias_level() - Sets the DAPM bias level
  * @dapm: The DAPM context for which to set the level
@@ -2610,6 +2639,12 @@ static int snd_soc_dapm_add_route(struct snd_soc_dapm_context *dapm,
 		source = route->source;
 	}
 
+	wsource = dapm_wcache_lookup(&dapm->path_source_cache, source);
+	wsink = dapm_wcache_lookup(&dapm->path_sink_cache, sink);
+
+	if (wsink && wsource)
+		goto skip_search;
+
 	/*
 	 * find src and dest widgets over all widgets but favor a widget from
 	 * current DAPM context
@@ -2650,6 +2685,10 @@ static int snd_soc_dapm_add_route(struct snd_soc_dapm_context *dapm,
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}
 
+skip_search:
+	dapm_wcache_update(&dapm->path_sink_cache, wsink);
+	dapm_wcache_update(&dapm->path_source_cache, wsource);
+
 	ret = snd_soc_dapm_add_path(dapm, wsource, wsink, route->control,
 		route->connected);
 	if (ret)