diff --git a/llama.cpp b/llama.cpp
index ad07059c4..73ff60706 100644
--- a/llama.cpp
+++ b/llama.cpp
@@ -11861,7 +11861,9 @@ static void llama_grammar_advance_stack(
         std::vector<std::vector<const llama_grammar_element *>> & new_stacks) {
 
     if (stack.empty()) {
-        new_stacks.emplace_back(stack);
+        if (std::find(new_stacks.begin(), new_stacks.end(), stack) == new_stacks.end()) {
+            new_stacks.emplace_back(stack);
+        }
         return;
     }
 
@@ -11898,7 +11900,10 @@ static void llama_grammar_advance_stack(
         }
         case LLAMA_GRETYPE_CHAR:
         case LLAMA_GRETYPE_CHAR_NOT:
-            new_stacks.emplace_back(stack);
+            if (std::find(new_stacks.begin(), new_stacks.end(), stack) == new_stacks.end()) {
+                // only add the stack if it's not a duplicate of one we already have
+                new_stacks.emplace_back(stack);
+            }
             break;
         default:
             // end of alternate (LLAMA_GRETYPE_END, LLAMA_GRETYPE_ALT) or middle of char range