diff --git a/strawberry/permission.py b/strawberry/permission.py
index b52fdce102..47a4c0a94f 100644
--- a/strawberry/permission.py
+++ b/strawberry/permission.py
@@ -158,9 +158,12 @@ def __init__(
     def apply(self, field: StrawberryField) -> None:
         """Applies all of the permission directives to the schema and sets up silent permissions."""
         if self.use_directives:
-            field.directives.extend(
-                p.schema_directive for p in self.permissions if p.schema_directive
-            )
+            # Dedupe multiple directives
+            # https://github.com/strawberry-graphql/strawberry/issues/3596
+            permission_directives = {p.schema_directive for p in self.permissions if p.schema_directive}
+            existing_field_directives = set(field.directives)
+            extend_directives = permission_directives - existing_field_directives
+            field.directives.extend(extend_directives)
         # We can only fail silently if the field is optional or a list
         if self.fail_silently:
             if isinstance(field.type, StrawberryOptional):