3 files changed, 13 insertions, 20 deletions
diff --git a/caddyconfig/httpcaddyfile/builtins.go b/caddyconfig/httpcaddyfile/builtins.go
index 3f1943c..45da4a8 100644
--- a/caddyconfig/httpcaddyfile/builtins.go
+++ b/caddyconfig/httpcaddyfile/builtins.go
@@ -731,29 +731,20 @@ func parseError(h Helper) (caddyhttp.MiddlewareHandler, error) {
 
 // parseRoute parses the route directive.
 func parseRoute(h Helper) (caddyhttp.MiddlewareHandler, error) {
-	sr := new(caddyhttp.Subroute)
-
 	allResults, err := parseSegmentAsConfig(h)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
 	for _, result := range allResults {
-		switch handler := result.Value.(type) {
-		case caddyhttp.Route:
-			sr.Routes = append(sr.Routes, handler)
-		case caddyhttp.Subroute:
-			// directives which return a literal subroute instead of a route
-			// means they intend to keep those handlers together without
-			// them being reordered; we're doing that anyway since we're in
-			// the route directive, so just append its handlers
-			sr.Routes = append(sr.Routes, handler.Routes...)
+		switch result.Value.(type) {
+		case caddyhttp.Route, caddyhttp.Subroute:
 		default:
 			return nil, h.Errf("%s directive returned something other than an HTTP route or subroute: %#v (only handler directives can be used in routes)", result.directive, result.Value)
 		}
 	}
 
-	return sr, nil
+	return buildSubroute(allResults, h.groupCounter, false)
 }
 
 func parseHandle(h Helper) (caddyhttp.MiddlewareHandler, error) {
diff --git a/caddyconfig/httpcaddyfile/directives.go b/caddyconfig/httpcaddyfile/directives.go
index 5ab092d..a772dba 100644
--- a/caddyconfig/httpcaddyfile/directives.go
+++ b/caddyconfig/httpcaddyfile/directives.go
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ func ParseSegmentAsSubroute(h Helper) (caddyhttp.MiddlewareHandler, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	return buildSubroute(allResults, h.groupCounter)
+	return buildSubroute(allResults, h.groupCounter, true)
 }
 
 // parseSegmentAsConfig parses the segment such that its subdirectives
diff --git a/caddyconfig/httpcaddyfile/httptype.go b/caddyconfig/httpcaddyfile/httptype.go
index 77f990b..00678ef 100644
--- a/caddyconfig/httpcaddyfile/httptype.go
+++ b/caddyconfig/httpcaddyfile/httptype.go
@@ -618,7 +618,7 @@ func (st *ServerType) serversFromPairings(
 
 			// set up each handler directive, making sure to honor directive order
 			dirRoutes := sblock.pile["route"]
-			siteSubroute, err := buildSubroute(dirRoutes, groupCounter)
+			siteSubroute, err := buildSubroute(dirRoutes, groupCounter, true)
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			}
@@ -959,14 +959,16 @@ func appendSubrouteToRouteList(routeList caddyhttp.RouteList,
 
 // buildSubroute turns the config values, which are expected to be routes
 // into a clean and orderly subroute that has all the routes within it.
-func buildSubroute(routes []ConfigValue, groupCounter counter) (*caddyhttp.Subroute, error) {
-	for _, val := range routes {
-		if !directiveIsOrdered(val.directive) {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("directive '%s' is not an ordered HTTP handler, so it cannot be used here", val.directive)
+func buildSubroute(routes []ConfigValue, groupCounter counter, needsSorting bool) (*caddyhttp.Subroute, error) {
+	if needsSorting {
+		for _, val := range routes {
+			if !directiveIsOrdered(val.directive) {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("directive '%s' is not an ordered HTTP handler, so it cannot be used here", val.directive)
+			}
 		}
-	}
 
-	sortRoutes(routes)
+		sortRoutes(routes)
+	}
 
 	subroute := new(caddyhttp.Subroute)