diff --git a/linker/linker_config.cpp b/linker/linker_config.cpp
index 7741904..46c91a3 100644
--- a/linker/linker_config.cpp
+++ b/linker/linker_config.cpp
@@ -417,9 +417,22 @@
 
     if (resolve) {
       std::vector<std::string> resolved_paths;
-
-      // do not remove paths that do not exist
-      resolve_paths(paths, &resolved_paths);
+      for (const auto& path : paths) {
+        if (path.empty()) {
+          continue;
+        }
+        // this is single threaded. no need to lock
+        auto cached = resolved_paths_.find(path);
+        if (cached == resolved_paths_.end()) {
+          resolved_paths_[path] = resolve_path(path);
+          cached = resolved_paths_.find(path);
+        }
+        CHECK(cached != resolved_paths_.end());
+        if (cached->second.empty()) {
+          continue;
+        }
+        resolved_paths.push_back(cached->second);
+      }
 
       return resolved_paths;
     } else {
@@ -442,6 +455,7 @@
     return it;
   }
   std::unordered_map<std::string, PropertyValue> properties_;
+  std::unordered_map<std::string, std::string> resolved_paths_;
   int target_sdk_version_;
 
   DISALLOW_IMPLICIT_CONSTRUCTORS(Properties);
diff --git a/linker/linker_utils.cpp b/linker/linker_utils.cpp
index e926671..29110ed 100644
--- a/linker/linker_utils.cpp
+++ b/linker/linker_utils.cpp
@@ -204,47 +204,54 @@
     if (path.empty()) {
       continue;
     }
+    std::string resolved = resolve_path(path);
+    if (!resolved.empty()) {
+      resolved_paths->push_back(std::move(resolved));
+    }
+  }
+}
 
-    char resolved_path[PATH_MAX];
-    const char* original_path = path.c_str();
-    if (realpath(original_path, resolved_path) != nullptr) {
-      struct stat s;
-      if (stat(resolved_path, &s) == -1) {
-        DL_WARN("Warning: cannot stat file \"%s\": %s (ignoring)", resolved_path, strerror(errno));
-        continue;
+std::string resolve_path(const std::string& path) {
+  char resolved_path[PATH_MAX];
+  const char* original_path = path.c_str();
+  if (realpath(original_path, resolved_path) != nullptr) {
+    struct stat s;
+    if (stat(resolved_path, &s) == -1) {
+      DL_WARN("Warning: cannot stat file \"%s\": %s (ignoring)", resolved_path, strerror(errno));
+      return "";
+    }
+    if (!S_ISDIR(s.st_mode)) {
+      DL_WARN("Warning: \"%s\" is not a directory (ignoring)", resolved_path);
+      return "";
+    }
+    return resolved_path;
+  } else {
+    std::string normalized_path;
+    if (!normalize_path(original_path, &normalized_path)) {
+      DL_WARN("Warning: unable to normalize \"%s\" (ignoring)", original_path);
+      return "";
+    }
+
+    std::string zip_path;
+    std::string entry_path;
+    if (parse_zip_path(normalized_path.c_str(), &zip_path, &entry_path)) {
+      if (realpath(zip_path.c_str(), resolved_path) == nullptr) {
+        DL_WARN("Warning: unable to resolve \"%s\": %s (ignoring)",
+                zip_path.c_str(), strerror(errno));
+        return "";
       }
-      if (!S_ISDIR(s.st_mode)) {
-        DL_WARN("Warning: \"%s\" is not a directory (ignoring)", resolved_path);
-        continue;
-      }
-      resolved_paths->push_back(resolved_path);
+
+      return std::string(resolved_path) + kZipFileSeparator + entry_path;
     } else {
-      std::string normalized_path;
-      if (!normalize_path(original_path, &normalized_path)) {
-        DL_WARN("Warning: unable to normalize \"%s\" (ignoring)", original_path);
-        continue;
-      }
-
-      std::string zip_path;
-      std::string entry_path;
-      if (parse_zip_path(normalized_path.c_str(), &zip_path, &entry_path)) {
-        if (realpath(zip_path.c_str(), resolved_path) == nullptr) {
-          DL_WARN("Warning: unable to resolve \"%s\": %s (ignoring)",
-                  zip_path.c_str(), strerror(errno));
-          continue;
-        }
-
-        resolved_paths->push_back(std::string(resolved_path) + kZipFileSeparator + entry_path);
-      } else {
-        struct stat s;
-        if (stat(normalized_path.c_str(), &s) == 0 && S_ISDIR(s.st_mode)) {
-          // Path is not a zip path, but an existing directory. Then add it
-          // although we failed to resolve it. b/119656753
-          resolved_paths->push_back(normalized_path);
-        }
+      struct stat s;
+      if (stat(normalized_path.c_str(), &s) == 0 && S_ISDIR(s.st_mode)) {
+        // Path is not a zip path, but an existing directory. Then add it
+        // although we failed to resolve it. b/119656753
+        return normalized_path;
       }
     }
   }
+  return "";
 }
 
 bool is_first_stage_init() {
diff --git a/linker/linker_utils.h b/linker/linker_utils.h
index 34a597b..5073b10 100644
--- a/linker/linker_utils.h
+++ b/linker/linker_utils.h
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@
 //    normalizes entry name by calling normalize_path function.
 void resolve_paths(std::vector<std::string>& paths,
                    std::vector<std::string>* resolved_paths);
+// Resolve a single path. Return empty string when the path is invalid or can't
+// be resolved.
+std::string resolve_path(const std::string& path);
 
 void split_path(const char* path, const char* delimiters, std::vector<std::string>* paths);