diff --git a/pyteal/compiler/compiler_test.py b/pyteal/compiler/compiler_test.py
index 7a36fcf6c..74b5799b5 100644
--- a/pyteal/compiler/compiler_test.py
+++ b/pyteal/compiler/compiler_test.py
@@ -1153,7 +1153,7 @@ def multiplyByAdding(a, b):
     assert actual == expected
 
 
-def test_compile_subroutine_mutually_recursive():
+def test_compile_subroutine_mutually_recursive_4():
     @Subroutine(TealType.uint64)
     def isEven(i: Expr) -> Expr:
         return If(i == Int(0), Int(1), Not(isOdd(i - Int(1))))
@@ -1285,6 +1285,147 @@ def isOdd(i: Expr) -> Expr:
     assert actual == expected
 
 
+def test_compile_subroutine_mutually_recursive_different_arg_count_4():
+    @Subroutine(TealType.uint64)
+    def factorial(i: Expr) -> Expr:
+        return If(
+            i <= Int(1),
+            Int(1),
+            factorial_intermediate(i - Int(1), Bytes("inconsequential")) * i,
+        )
+
+    @Subroutine(TealType.uint64)
+    def factorial_intermediate(i: Expr, j: Expr) -> Expr:
+        return Seq(Pop(j), factorial(i))
+
+    program = Return(factorial(Int(4)) == Int(24))
+
+    expected = """#pragma version 4
+int 4
+callsub factorial_0
+int 24
+==
+return
+
+// factorial
+factorial_0:
+store 0
+load 0
+int 1
+<=
+bnz factorial_0_l2
+load 0
+int 1
+-
+byte "inconsequential"
+load 0
+dig 2
+dig 2
+callsub factorialintermediate_1
+swap
+store 0
+swap
+pop
+swap
+pop
+load 0
+*
+b factorial_0_l3
+factorial_0_l2:
+int 1
+factorial_0_l3:
+retsub
+
+// factorial_intermediate
+factorialintermediate_1:
+store 2
+store 1
+load 2
+pop
+load 1
+load 1
+load 2
+dig 2
+callsub factorial_0
+store 1
+store 2
+load 1
+swap
+store 1
+swap
+pop
+retsub
+    """.strip()
+    actual = compileTeal(program, Mode.Application, version=4, assembleConstants=False)
+    assert actual == expected
+
+
+def test_compile_subroutine_mutually_recursive_different_arg_count_5():
+    @Subroutine(TealType.uint64)
+    def factorial(i: Expr) -> Expr:
+        return If(
+            i <= Int(1),
+            Int(1),
+            factorial_intermediate(i - Int(1), Bytes("inconsequential")) * i,
+        )
+
+    @Subroutine(TealType.uint64)
+    def factorial_intermediate(i: Expr, j: Expr) -> Expr:
+        return Seq(Log(j), factorial(i))
+
+    program = Return(factorial(Int(4)) == Int(24))
+
+    expected = """#pragma version 5
+int 4
+callsub factorial_0
+int 24
+==
+return
+
+// factorial
+factorial_0:
+store 0
+load 0
+int 1
+<=
+bnz factorial_0_l2
+load 0
+int 1
+-
+byte "inconsequential"
+load 0
+cover 2
+callsub factorialintermediate_1
+swap
+store 0
+load 0
+*
+b factorial_0_l3
+factorial_0_l2:
+int 1
+factorial_0_l3:
+retsub
+
+// factorial_intermediate
+factorialintermediate_1:
+store 2
+store 1
+load 2
+log
+load 1
+load 1
+load 2
+uncover 2
+callsub factorial_0
+cover 2
+store 2
+store 1
+retsub
+    """.strip()
+    actual = compileTeal(program, Mode.Application, version=5, assembleConstants=False)
+    assert actual == expected
+
+
 def test_compile_loop_in_subroutine():
     @Subroutine(TealType.none)
     def setState(value: Expr) -> Expr:
diff --git a/pyteal/compiler/subroutines.py b/pyteal/compiler/subroutines.py
index 1b5e63e62..78bfa7ada 100644
--- a/pyteal/compiler/subroutines.py
+++ b/pyteal/compiler/subroutines.py
@@ -94,7 +94,6 @@ def spillLocalSlotsDuringRecursion(
 
     for subroutine, reentryPoints in recursivePoints.items():
         slots = list(sorted(slot for slot in localSlots[subroutine]))
-        numArgs = subroutine.argumentCount()
 
         if len(reentryPoints) == 0 or len(slots) == 0:
             # no need to spill slots
@@ -107,13 +106,26 @@ def spillLocalSlotsDuringRecursion(
             before: List[TealComponent] = []
             after: List[TealComponent] = []
 
-            if len(reentryPoints.intersection(stmt.getSubroutines())) != 0:
+            calledSubroutines = stmt.getSubroutines()
+            # the only opcode that references subroutines is callsub, and it should only ever
+            # reference one subroutine at a time
+            assert (
+                len(calledSubroutines) <= 1
+            ), "Multiple subroutines are called from the same TealComponent"
+
+            reentrySubroutineCalls = list(reentryPoints.intersection(calledSubroutines))
+            if len(reentrySubroutineCalls) != 0:
                 # A subroutine is being called which may reenter the current subroutine, so insert
                 # ops to spill local slots to the stack before calling the subroutine and also to
                 # restore the local slots after returning from the subroutine. This prevents a
                 # reentry into the current subroutine from modifying variables we are currently
                 # using.
 
+                # reentrySubroutineCalls should have a length of 1, since calledSubroutines has a
+                # maximum length of 1
+                reentrySubroutineCall = reentrySubroutineCalls[0]
+                numArgs = reentrySubroutineCall.argumentCount()
+
                 digArgs = True
                 coverSpilledSlots = False
                 uncoverArgs = False