diff --git a/include/sound/soc-dapm.h b/include/sound/soc-dapm.h
index e1ef63d4a5c4..44a30b108683 100644
--- a/include/sound/soc-dapm.h
+++ b/include/sound/soc-dapm.h
@@ -488,6 +488,7 @@ struct snd_soc_dapm_path {
 	/* status */
 	u32 connect:1;	/* source and sink widgets are connected */
 	u32 walked:1;	/* path has been walked */
+	u32 walking:1;  /* path is in the process of being walked */
 	u32 weak:1;	/* path ignored for power management */
 
 	int (*connected)(struct snd_soc_dapm_widget *source,
diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c b/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c
index 1d6a9b3ceb27..d6d9ba2e6916 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c
@@ -831,6 +831,9 @@ static int is_connected_output_ep(struct snd_soc_dapm_widget *widget,
 		if (path->weak)
 			continue;
 
+		if (path->walking)
+			return 1;
+
 		if (path->walked)
 			continue;
 
@@ -838,6 +841,7 @@ static int is_connected_output_ep(struct snd_soc_dapm_widget *widget,
 
 		if (path->sink && path->connect) {
 			path->walked = 1;
+			path->walking = 1;
 
 			/* do we need to add this widget to the list ? */
 			if (list) {
@@ -847,11 +851,14 @@ static int is_connected_output_ep(struct snd_soc_dapm_widget *widget,
 					dev_err(widget->dapm->dev,
 						"ASoC: could not add widget %s\n",
 						widget->name);
+					path->walking = 0;
 					return con;
 				}
 			}
 
 			con += is_connected_output_ep(path->sink, list);
+
+			path->walking = 0;
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -931,6 +938,9 @@ static int is_connected_input_ep(struct snd_soc_dapm_widget *widget,
 		if (path->weak)
 			continue;
 
+		if (path->walking)
+			return 1;
+
 		if (path->walked)
 			continue;
 
@@ -938,6 +948,7 @@ static int is_connected_input_ep(struct snd_soc_dapm_widget *widget,
 
 		if (path->source && path->connect) {
 			path->walked = 1;
+			path->walking = 1;
 
 			/* do we need to add this widget to the list ? */
 			if (list) {
@@ -947,11 +958,14 @@ static int is_connected_input_ep(struct snd_soc_dapm_widget *widget,
 					dev_err(widget->dapm->dev,
 						"ASoC: could not add widget %s\n",
 						widget->name);
+					path->walking = 0;
 					return con;
 				}
 			}
 
 			con += is_connected_input_ep(path->source, list);
+
+			path->walking = 0;
 		}
 	}