diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-topology.c b/sound/soc/soc-topology.c
index 069f38fbf07b89f8295bd0a49232ae7b09116110..b9e24b56cb58b68ba346501cf4484602e303873b 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-topology.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-topology.c
@@ -1151,13 +1151,19 @@ static int soc_tplg_dapm_graph_elems_load(struct soc_tplg *tplg,
 			SNDRV_CTL_ELEM_ID_NAME_MAXLEN)
 			return -EINVAL;
 
-		route.source = elem->source;
-		route.sink = elem->sink;
+		route.source = devm_kstrdup(tplg->dev, elem->source, GFP_KERNEL);
+		route.sink = devm_kstrdup(tplg->dev, elem->sink, GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (!route.source || !route.sink)
+			return -ENOMEM;
+
 		route.connected = NULL; /* set to NULL atm for tplg users */
-		if (strnlen(elem->control, SNDRV_CTL_ELEM_ID_NAME_MAXLEN) == 0)
+		if (strnlen(elem->control, SNDRV_CTL_ELEM_ID_NAME_MAXLEN) == 0) {
 			route.control = NULL;
-		else
-			route.control = elem->control;
+		} else {
+			route.control = devm_kstrdup(tplg->dev, elem->control, GFP_KERNEL);
+			if (!route.control)
+				return -ENOMEM;
+		}
 
 		soc_tplg_add_route(tplg, &route);