1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/source/blender/nodes/intern/node_util.c b/source/blender/nodes/intern/node_util.c
index 3289caad9ba..4076dc852b3 100644
--- a/source/blender/nodes/intern/node_util.c
+++ b/source/blender/nodes/intern/node_util.c
@@ -310,6 +310,13 @@ void node_insert_link_default(bNodeTree *ntree, bNode *node, bNodeLink *link)
     return;
   }
 
+  /* If we're not at the link limit of the target socket, we can skip
+   * trying to move existing links to another socket. */
+  const int to_link_limit = nodeSocketLinkLimit(socket);
+  if (socket->total_inputs + 1 < to_link_limit) {
+    return;
+  }
+
   LISTBASE_FOREACH_MUTABLE (bNodeLink *, to_link, &ntree->links) {
     if (socket == to_link->tosock) {
       bNodeSocket *new_socket = node_find_linkable_socket(ntree, node, socket);