diff --git a/lib/media/drm_engine.js b/lib/media/drm_engine.js
index b8bf2687ee..462fd4e523 100644
--- a/lib/media/drm_engine.js
+++ b/lib/media/drm_engine.js
@@ -2005,6 +2005,10 @@ shaka.media.DrmEngine = class {
       return true;
     }
 
+    if (drms1 === drms2) {
+      return true;
+    }
+
     return shaka.media.DrmEngine.getCommonDrmInfos(
         drms1, drms2).length > 0;
   }
diff --git a/lib/util/periods.js b/lib/util/periods.js
index dd54ad0df1..3a3e6939a0 100644
--- a/lib/util/periods.js
+++ b/lib/util/periods.js
@@ -1067,8 +1067,13 @@ shaka.util.PeriodCombiner = class {
    * @private
    */
   static areAVStreamsCompatible_(outputStream, candidate) {
-    const getCodec = (codecs) =>
-      shaka.util.MimeUtils.getNormalizedCodec(codecs);
+    const getCodec = (codecs) => {
+      if (!shaka.util.PeriodCombiner.memoizedCodecs.has(codecs)) {
+        const normalizedCodec = shaka.util.MimeUtils.getNormalizedCodec(codecs);
+        shaka.util.PeriodCombiner.memoizedCodecs.set(codecs, normalizedCodec);
+      }
+      return shaka.util.PeriodCombiner.memoizedCodecs.get(codecs);
+    };
     // Check MIME type and codecs, which should always be the same.
     if (candidate.mimeType != outputStream.mimeType ||
         getCodec(candidate.codecs) != getCodec(outputStream.codecs)) {
@@ -1666,3 +1671,8 @@ shaka.util.PeriodCombiner.BetterOrWorse = {
   EQUAL: 0,
   WORSE: -1,
 };
+
+/**
+ * @private {Map<string, string>}
+ */
+shaka.util.PeriodCombiner.memoizedCodecs = new Map();