diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-topology.c b/sound/soc/soc-topology.c
index e84fbb56ebf1..fcb8a36d4a06 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-topology.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-topology.c
@@ -1093,21 +1093,15 @@ static int soc_tplg_dapm_graph_elems_load(struct soc_tplg *tplg,
 			break;
 		}
 
-		route->source = devm_kmemdup(tplg->dev, elem->source,
-					     min(strlen(elem->source), maxlen),
-					     GFP_KERNEL);
-		route->sink = devm_kmemdup(tplg->dev, elem->sink,
-					   min(strlen(elem->sink), maxlen),
-					   GFP_KERNEL);
+		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) {
 			ret = -ENOMEM;
 			break;
 		}
 
 		if (strnlen(elem->control, maxlen) != 0) {
-			route->control = devm_kmemdup(tplg->dev, elem->control,
-						      min(strlen(elem->control), maxlen),
-						      GFP_KERNEL);
+			route->control = devm_kstrdup(tplg->dev, elem->control, GFP_KERNEL);
 			if (!route->control) {
 				ret = -ENOMEM;
 				break;