diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-topology.c b/sound/soc/soc-topology.c
index a9a9c46d0316..72e50df7052c 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-topology.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-topology.c
@@ -1094,7 +1094,7 @@ static int soc_tplg_dapm_graph_elems_load(struct soc_tplg *tplg,
 {
 	struct snd_soc_dapm_context *dapm = &tplg->comp->dapm;
 	struct snd_soc_tplg_dapm_graph_elem *elem;
-	struct snd_soc_dapm_route **routes;
+	struct snd_soc_dapm_route *route;
 	int count, i;
 	int ret = 0;
 
@@ -1108,24 +1108,10 @@ static int soc_tplg_dapm_graph_elems_load(struct soc_tplg *tplg,
 	dev_dbg(tplg->dev, "ASoC: adding %d DAPM routes for index %d\n", count,
 		hdr->index);
 
-	/* allocate memory for pointer to array of dapm routes */
-	routes = kcalloc(count, sizeof(struct snd_soc_dapm_route *),
-			 GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!routes)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
-	/*
-	 * allocate memory for each dapm route in the array.
-	 * This needs to be done individually so that
-	 * each route can be freed when it is removed in remove_route().
-	 */
 	for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {
-		routes[i] = devm_kzalloc(tplg->dev, sizeof(*routes[i]), GFP_KERNEL);
-		if (!routes[i])
+		route = devm_kzalloc(tplg->dev, sizeof(*route), GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (!route)
 			return -ENOMEM;
-	}
-
-	for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {
 		elem = (struct snd_soc_tplg_dapm_graph_elem *)tplg->pos;
 		tplg->pos += sizeof(struct snd_soc_tplg_dapm_graph_elem);
 
@@ -1146,46 +1132,32 @@ static int soc_tplg_dapm_graph_elems_load(struct soc_tplg *tplg,
 			break;
 		}
 
-		routes[i]->source = elem->source;
-		routes[i]->sink = elem->sink;
+		route->source = elem->source;
+		route->sink = elem->sink;
 
 		/* set to NULL atm for tplg users */
-		routes[i]->connected = NULL;
+		route->connected = NULL;
 		if (strnlen(elem->control, SNDRV_CTL_ELEM_ID_NAME_MAXLEN) == 0)
-			routes[i]->control = NULL;
+			route->control = NULL;
 		else
-			routes[i]->control = elem->control;
+			route->control = elem->control;
 
 		/* add route dobj to dobj_list */
-		routes[i]->dobj.type = SND_SOC_DOBJ_GRAPH;
-		routes[i]->dobj.ops = tplg->ops;
-		routes[i]->dobj.index = tplg->index;
-		list_add(&routes[i]->dobj.list, &tplg->comp->dobj_list);
+		route->dobj.type = SND_SOC_DOBJ_GRAPH;
+		route->dobj.ops = tplg->ops;
+		route->dobj.index = tplg->index;
+		list_add(&route->dobj.list, &tplg->comp->dobj_list);
 
-		ret = soc_tplg_add_route(tplg, routes[i]);
+		ret = soc_tplg_add_route(tplg, route);
 		if (ret < 0) {
 			dev_err(tplg->dev, "ASoC: topology: add_route failed: %d\n", ret);
-			/*
-			 * this route was added to the list, it will
-			 * be freed in remove_route() so increment the
-			 * counter to skip it in the error handling
-			 * below.
-			 */
-			i++;
 			break;
 		}
 
 		/* add route, but keep going if some fail */
-		snd_soc_dapm_add_routes(dapm, routes[i], 1);
+		snd_soc_dapm_add_routes(dapm, route, 1);
 	}
 
-	/*
-	 * free pointer to array of dapm routes as this is no longer needed.
-	 * The memory allocated for each dapm route will be freed
-	 * when it is removed in remove_route().
-	 */
-	kfree(routes);
-
 	return ret;
 }