diff --git a/include/sound/soc-dapm.h b/include/sound/soc-dapm.h
index 4f8fb7622a13..c1e4f467efda 100644
--- a/include/sound/soc-dapm.h
+++ b/include/sound/soc-dapm.h
@@ -685,6 +685,7 @@ int snd_soc_dapm_sync_unlocked(struct snd_soc_dapm_context *dapm);
 int snd_soc_dapm_force_enable_pin(struct snd_soc_dapm_context *dapm, const char *pin);
 int snd_soc_dapm_force_enable_pin_unlocked(struct snd_soc_dapm_context *dapm, const char *pin);
 int snd_soc_dapm_ignore_suspend(struct snd_soc_dapm_context *dapm, const char *pin);
+bool snd_soc_dapm_pin_has_prefix(struct snd_soc_card *card, const char *pin);
 void snd_soc_dapm_mark_endpoints_dirty(struct snd_soc_card *card);
 
 /* dapm path query */
diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c b/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c
index d6192204e613..a26771c8e6ee 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c
@@ -2906,20 +2906,18 @@ static struct snd_soc_dapm_widget *dapm_find_widget(
 {
 	struct snd_soc_dapm_widget *w;
 	struct snd_soc_dapm_widget *fallback = NULL;
-	char prefixed_pin[80];
-	const char *pin_name;
-	const char *prefix = dapm_prefix(dapm);
-
-	if (prefix) {
-		snprintf(prefixed_pin, sizeof(prefixed_pin), "%s %s",
-			 prefix, pin);
-		pin_name = prefixed_pin;
-	} else {
-		pin_name = pin;
-	}
+	bool pin_has_prefix = snd_soc_dapm_pin_has_prefix(dapm->card, pin);
+	bool match;
 
 	for_each_card_widgets(dapm->card, w) {
-		if (!strcmp(w->name, pin_name)) {
+		match = false;
+
+		if (!strcmp(pin, w->name))
+			match = true;
+		else if (!pin_has_prefix && !snd_soc_dapm_widget_name_cmp(w, pin))
+			match = true;
+
+		if (match) {
 			if (w->dapm == dapm)
 				return w;
 			else
@@ -4872,6 +4870,33 @@ int snd_soc_dapm_ignore_suspend(struct snd_soc_dapm_context *dapm,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(snd_soc_dapm_ignore_suspend);
 
+/**
+ * snd_soc_dapm_pin_has_prefix - check if given pin has a known prefix
+ * @card: card to be checked
+ * @pin: pin name
+ *
+ * Returns true if given pin has a known prefix
+ */
+bool snd_soc_dapm_pin_has_prefix(struct snd_soc_card *card, const char *pin)
+{
+	struct snd_soc_component *component;
+	const char *prefix;
+	size_t prefix_len;
+
+	for_each_card_components(card, component) {
+		prefix = component->name_prefix;
+		if (!prefix)
+			continue;
+
+		prefix_len = strlen(prefix);
+		if (!strncmp(pin, prefix, prefix_len) && pin[prefix_len] == ' ')
+			return true;
+	}
+
+	return false;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(snd_soc_dapm_pin_has_prefix);
+
 /**
  * snd_soc_dapm_free - free dapm resources
  * @dapm: DAPM context