diff --git a/dace/codegen/targets/framecode.py b/dace/codegen/targets/framecode.py
index 0db4062976..7b6df55132 100644
--- a/dace/codegen/targets/framecode.py
+++ b/dace/codegen/targets/framecode.py
@@ -887,8 +887,9 @@ def generate_code(self,
 
             # NOTE: NestedSDFGs frequently contain tautologies in their symbol mapping, e.g., `'i': i`. Do not
             # redefine the symbols in such cases.
-            if (not is_top_level and isvarName in sdfg.parent_nsdfg_node.symbol_mapping
-                    and str(sdfg.parent_nsdfg_node.symbol_mapping[isvarName]) == str(isvarName)):
+            # Additionally, do not redefine a symbol with its type if it was already defined
+            # as part of the function's arguments
+            if not is_top_level and isvarName in sdfg.parent_nsdfg_node.symbol_mapping:
                 continue
             isvar = data.Scalar(isvarType)
             callsite_stream.write('%s;\n' % (isvar.as_arg(with_types=True, name=isvarName)), sdfg)
diff --git a/tests/codegen/symbol_arguments_test.py b/tests/codegen/symbol_arguments_test.py
index 3ca89ddd06..557c42f8c1 100644
--- a/tests/codegen/symbol_arguments_test.py
+++ b/tests/codegen/symbol_arguments_test.py
@@ -48,7 +48,21 @@ def tester(A: dace.float64[N, N]):
     assert 'N' in sdfg.arglist()
 
 
+def test_nested_sdfg_redefinition():
+    sdfg = dace.SDFG('tester')
+    nsdfg = dace.SDFG('nester')
+    state = sdfg.add_state()
+    nnode = state.add_nested_sdfg(nsdfg, None, {}, {}, symbol_mapping=dict(sym=0))
+
+    nstate = nsdfg.add_state()
+    nstate.add_tasklet('nothing', {}, {}, 'a = sym')
+    nstate2 = nsdfg.add_state()
+    nsdfg.add_edge(nstate, nstate2, dace.InterstateEdge(assignments=dict(sym=1)))
+    sdfg.compile()
+
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     test_global_sizes()
     test_global_sizes_used()
     test_global_sizes_multidim()
+    test_nested_sdfg_redefinition()