diff --git a/orte/mca/routed/binomial/routed_binomial.c b/orte/mca/routed/binomial/routed_binomial.c
index 97602de770..557b21bd2b 100644
--- a/orte/mca/routed/binomial/routed_binomial.c
+++ b/orte/mca/routed/binomial/routed_binomial.c
@@ -325,6 +325,11 @@ static orte_process_name_t get_route(orte_process_name_t *target)
     orte_routed_jobfam_t *jfam;
     uint16_t jfamily;
 
+    if (!orte_routing_is_enabled) {
+        ret = target;
+        goto found;
+    }
+
     /* initialize */
     daemon.jobid = ORTE_PROC_MY_DAEMON->jobid;
     daemon.vpid = ORTE_PROC_MY_DAEMON->vpid;
diff --git a/orte/mca/routed/cm/routed_cm.c b/orte/mca/routed/cm/routed_cm.c
index 9f6d7566cd..3e93d6d83a 100644
--- a/orte/mca/routed/cm/routed_cm.c
+++ b/orte/mca/routed/cm/routed_cm.c
@@ -302,6 +302,11 @@ static orte_process_name_t get_route(orte_process_name_t *target)
     orte_routed_jobfam_t *jfam;
     uint16_t jfamily;
 
+    if (!orte_routing_is_enabled) {
+        ret = target;
+        goto found;
+    }
+
 #if ORTE_ENABLE_EPOCH
     if (target->jobid == ORTE_JOBID_INVALID ||
         target->vpid == ORTE_VPID_INVALID ||
diff --git a/orte/mca/routed/linear/routed_linear.c b/orte/mca/routed/linear/routed_linear.c
index 107a92d833..49f75428a1 100644
--- a/orte/mca/routed/linear/routed_linear.c
+++ b/orte/mca/routed/linear/routed_linear.c
@@ -306,6 +306,11 @@ static orte_process_name_t get_route(orte_process_name_t *target)
     orte_routed_jobfam_t *jfam;
     uint16_t jfamily;
 
+    if (!orte_routing_is_enabled) {
+        ret = target;
+        goto found;
+    }
+
 #if ORTE_ENABLE_EPOCH
     if (target->jobid == ORTE_JOBID_INVALID ||
         target->vpid == ORTE_VPID_INVALID ||
diff --git a/orte/mca/routed/radix/routed_radix.c b/orte/mca/routed/radix/routed_radix.c
index 5ac00a923b..243a5aa0db 100644
--- a/orte/mca/routed/radix/routed_radix.c
+++ b/orte/mca/routed/radix/routed_radix.c
@@ -321,6 +321,11 @@ static orte_process_name_t get_route(orte_process_name_t *target)
     orte_routed_jobfam_t *jfam;
     uint16_t jfamily;
 
+    if (!orte_routing_is_enabled) {
+        ret = target;
+        goto found;
+    }
+
     /* initialize */
     daemon.jobid = ORTE_PROC_MY_DAEMON->jobid;
     daemon.vpid = ORTE_PROC_MY_DAEMON->vpid;