diff --git a/scene/main/node.cpp b/scene/main/node.cpp
index 8fd7dc1d7bb..50e94e6db50 100644
--- a/scene/main/node.cpp
+++ b/scene/main/node.cpp
@@ -2192,7 +2192,7 @@ void Node::_duplicate_signals(const Node *p_original, Node *p_copy) const {
 			if (p_copy->has_node(ptarget))
 				copytarget = p_copy->get_node(ptarget);
 
-			if (copy && copytarget) {
+			if (copy && copytarget && !copy->is_connected(E->get().signal, copytarget, E->get().method)) {
 				copy->connect(E->get().signal, copytarget, E->get().method, E->get().binds, E->get().flags);
 			}
 		}