diff --git a/humming/jit/runtime.py b/humming/jit/runtime.py
index 0f6bfb9..3deea7e 100644
--- a/humming/jit/runtime.py
+++ b/humming/jit/runtime.py
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ def prepare(self):
             disable_fast_math=self.disable_fast_math,
             postprocess_cubin=self.postprocess_cubin,
         )
-        kernel_name = jit_utils.find_kernel_name_in_cubin(kernel_filename, self.name)
+        kernel_name = jit_utils.find_kernel_name_in_cubin_cached(kernel_filename, self.name)
         self.kernel_name = kernel_name
         self.kernel_filename = kernel_filename
         if threading.current_thread() is threading.main_thread():
diff --git a/humming/utils/jit.py b/humming/utils/jit.py
index c9738c6..be9e02e 100644
--- a/humming/utils/jit.py
+++ b/humming/utils/jit.py
@@ -43,6 +43,34 @@ def read_symbol_value(filename, symbol_name, default_value=None):
     return symbol_value
 
 
+def find_kernel_name_in_cubin_cached(filename, func_keyword):
+    # Pure-python ELF symbol iteration takes seconds per cubin and holds the
+    # GIL, so warm-cache kernel loading is slower than cold compilation when
+    # many kernels load concurrently. Persist the resolved name next to the
+    # cubin and reuse it on later runs.
+    cache_filename = filename + ".name"
+    try:
+        with open(cache_filename) as f:
+            cached = f.read().strip()
+    except OSError:
+        cached = ""
+    if cached and re.match(f"^_Z\\d+{func_keyword}", cached):
+        return cached
+
+    kernel_name = find_kernel_name_in_cubin(filename, func_keyword)
+    tmp_filename = f"{cache_filename}.{os.getpid()}.{threading.get_ident()}.tmp"
+    try:
+        with open(tmp_filename, "w") as f:
+            f.write(kernel_name)
+        os.replace(tmp_filename, cache_filename)
+    except OSError:
+        try:
+            os.remove(tmp_filename)
+        except OSError:
+            pass
+    return kernel_name
+
+
 def find_kernel_name_in_cubin(filename, func_keyword):
     with open(filename, "rb") as f:
         elffile = ELFFile(f)