diff --git a/sound/soc/sof/pm.c b/sound/soc/sof/pm.c
index 75c1a71feb7981..ddc8c2d54bc5c9 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sof/pm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sof/pm.c
@@ -85,10 +85,10 @@ static int sof_restore_pipelines(struct snd_sof_dev *sdev)
 		if (ret < 0) {
 			dev_err(sdev->dev,
 				"error: failed to load route sink %s control %s source %s\n",
-				sroute->route->sink,
-				sroute->route->control ? sroute->route->control
+				sroute->route.sink,
+				sroute->route.control ? sroute->route.control
 					: "none",
-				sroute->route->source);
+				sroute->route.source);
 
 			return ret;
 		}
diff --git a/sound/soc/sof/sof-priv.h b/sound/soc/sof/sof-priv.h
index d9d62461c06d22..c3431c209e35a2 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sof/sof-priv.h
+++ b/sound/soc/sof/sof-priv.h
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ struct snd_sof_widget {
 struct snd_sof_route {
 	struct snd_sof_dev *sdev;
 
-	struct snd_soc_dapm_route *route;
+	struct snd_soc_dapm_route route;
 	struct list_head list;	/* list in sdev route list */
 
 	void *private;
diff --git a/sound/soc/sof/topology.c b/sound/soc/sof/topology.c
index e5e6399b3987f0..1c810108181950 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sof/topology.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sof/topology.c
@@ -1890,6 +1890,17 @@ static int spcm_bind(struct snd_soc_component *scomp, struct snd_sof_pcm *spcm,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/* Used for free route in topology free stage */
+static void sof_route_remove(struct snd_soc_dapm_route *route)
+{
+	if (!route)
+		return;
+
+	kfree(route->source);
+	kfree(route->sink);
+	kfree(route->control);
+}
+
 /* DAI link - used for any driver specific init */
 static int sof_route_load(struct snd_soc_component *scomp, int index,
 			  struct snd_soc_dapm_route *route)
@@ -1999,7 +2010,22 @@ static int sof_route_load(struct snd_soc_component *scomp, int index,
 			goto err;
 		}
 
-		sroute->route = route;
+		sroute->route.source = kstrdup(route->source, GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (!sroute->route.source)
+			goto err;
+
+		sroute->route.sink = kstrdup(route->sink, GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (!sroute->route.sink) {
+			kfree(sroute->route.source);
+			goto err;
+		}
+
+		sroute->route.control = kstrdup(route->control, GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (!sroute->route.control) {
+			kfree(sroute->route.source);
+			kfree(sroute->route.sink);
+			goto err;
+		}
 		sroute->private = connect;
 
 		/* add route to route list */
@@ -2175,7 +2201,9 @@ void snd_sof_free_topology(struct snd_sof_dev *sdev)
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(sroute, temp, &sdev->route_list, list) {
 
 		/* delete dapm route */
-		snd_soc_dapm_del_routes(dapm, sroute->route, 1);
+		snd_soc_dapm_del_routes(dapm, &sroute->route, 1);
+
+		sof_route_remove(&sroute->route);
 
 		/* free sroute and its private data */
 		kfree(sroute->private);