diff --git a/crates/nargo_cli/tests/execution_success/distinct_keyword/src/main.nr b/crates/nargo_cli/tests/execution_success/distinct_keyword/src/main.nr
index d84be844d8e..5bf3f7e0975 100644
--- a/crates/nargo_cli/tests/execution_success/distinct_keyword/src/main.nr
+++ b/crates/nargo_cli/tests/execution_success/distinct_keyword/src/main.nr
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 // Example that uses the distinct keyword
-fn main(x: pub Field) -> distinct pub [Field;2] {
-    [x+1, x]
+fn main(x: pub Field) -> distinct pub [Field; 3] {
+    [x+1, x, x]
 }
diff --git a/crates/nargo_cli/tests/execution_success/distinct_keyword/target/distinct_keyword.json b/crates/nargo_cli/tests/execution_success/distinct_keyword/target/distinct_keyword.json
index ad8ebce2475..77dc3d9fe1c 100644
--- a/crates/nargo_cli/tests/execution_success/distinct_keyword/target/distinct_keyword.json
+++ b/crates/nargo_cli/tests/execution_success/distinct_keyword/target/distinct_keyword.json
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{"backend":"acvm-backend-barretenberg","abi":{"parameters":[{"name":"x","type":{"kind":"field"},"visibility":"public"}],"param_witnesses":{"x":[1]},"return_type":{"kind":"array","length":2,"type":{"kind":"field"}},"return_witnesses":[3,4]},"bytecode":"H4sIAAAAAAAA/9WRQQ6AIAwEEfU/LW2lvfkVifj/JxgSTEg8Cgf3srftTnd1zs3uLV99rw7fhFOTRbAx5xgyEh4QLKkAS9oUFUXlDEqUlTVasgiGTBkvMbpqmO/YaySz78g89+sFf9l5GcA8Nf6wl9+WWzcyyYCuDAMAAA==","proving_key":null,"verification_key":null}
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+{"backend":"acvm-backend-barretenberg","abi":{"parameters":[{"name":"x","type":{"kind":"field"},"visibility":"public"}],"param_witnesses":{"x":[1]},"return_type":{"kind":"array","length":3,"type":{"kind":"field"}},"return_witnesses":[2,1,3]},"bytecode":"H4sIAAAAAAAA/9VPOQ7AIAzj6IMSkkCy9StFhf8/oQtISB3LUi8+Bss+nHPBvTGzczB8A/qliyAzt5IaEl6QrKoAS82KiqJyJyVqylqsWgFDpoZdjPooCxt3/eVz3LcL5l+/cFx0GP4Bi8kGuhwCAAA=","proving_key":null,"verification_key":null}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/crates/nargo_cli/tests/execution_success/distinct_keyword/target/witness.tr b/crates/nargo_cli/tests/execution_success/distinct_keyword/target/witness.tr
index d79dfba9359..57b9214a4e1 100644
Binary files a/crates/nargo_cli/tests/execution_success/distinct_keyword/target/witness.tr and b/crates/nargo_cli/tests/execution_success/distinct_keyword/target/witness.tr differ
diff --git a/crates/noirc_evaluator/src/ssa/acir_gen/mod.rs b/crates/noirc_evaluator/src/ssa/acir_gen/mod.rs
index aca809a85fa..a9bdcd7b43b 100644
--- a/crates/noirc_evaluator/src/ssa/acir_gen/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/noirc_evaluator/src/ssa/acir_gen/mod.rs
@@ -24,7 +24,11 @@ use crate::brillig::{brillig_gen::brillig_fn::FunctionContext as BrilligFunction
 use crate::errors::{InternalError, RuntimeError};
 pub(crate) use acir_ir::generated_acir::GeneratedAcir;
 use acvm::{
-    acir::{brillig::Opcode, circuit::opcodes::BlockId, native_types::Expression},
+    acir::{
+        brillig::Opcode,
+        circuit::opcodes::BlockId,
+        native_types::{Expression, Witness},
+    },
     FieldElement,
 };
 use iter_extended::{try_vecmap, vecmap};
@@ -119,17 +123,19 @@ impl Ssa {
 
         match abi_distinctness {
             AbiDistinctness::Distinct => {
-                // Create a witness for each return witness we have
-                // to guarantee that the return witnesses are distinct
-                let distinct_return_witness: Vec<_> = generated_acir
-                    .return_witnesses
-                    .clone()
-                    .into_iter()
-                    .map(|return_witness| {
-                        generated_acir
-                            .create_witness_for_expression(&Expression::from(return_witness))
-                    })
-                    .collect();
+                let mut distinct_return_witness: Vec<Witness> =
+                    Vec::with_capacity(generated_acir.return_witnesses.len());
+
+                for mut return_witness in generated_acir.return_witnesses.clone() {
+                    // If witness has already been used then create a new one
+                    // to guarantee that the return witnesses are distinct
+                    if distinct_return_witness.contains(&return_witness) {
+                        return_witness = generated_acir
+                            .create_witness_for_expression(&Expression::from(return_witness));
+                    }
+
+                    distinct_return_witness.push(return_witness);
+                }
 
                 generated_acir.return_witnesses = distinct_return_witness;
                 Ok(generated_acir)
@@ -1121,7 +1127,7 @@ impl Context {
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
-    use std::{rc::Rc, collections::HashMap};
+    use std::{collections::HashMap, rc::Rc};
 
     use acvm::{
         acir::{