diff --git a/reframe/core/pipeline.py b/reframe/core/pipeline.py
index 5663f6e11..c7878e427 100644
--- a/reframe/core/pipeline.py
+++ b/reframe/core/pipeline.py
@@ -1646,7 +1646,9 @@ def _resolve_fixtures(self):
             # registered under the same fixture class. So the loop below must
             # also inspect the fixture data the instance was registered with.
             for fixt_name, fixt_data in registry[f.cls].items():
-                if f.scope != fixt_data.scope:
+                if fixt_data.variables != f.variables:
+                    continue
+                elif f.scope != fixt_data.scope:
                     continue
                 elif fixt_data.variant_num not in target_variants:
                     continue
diff --git a/unittests/resources/checks_unlisted/fixtures_complex.py b/unittests/resources/checks_unlisted/fixtures_complex.py
index 53be46f92..d200502b8 100644
--- a/unittests/resources/checks_unlisted/fixtures_complex.py
+++ b/unittests/resources/checks_unlisted/fixtures_complex.py
@@ -102,3 +102,17 @@ def validate_fixture_resolution(self):
                 ParamFixture.num_variants
             )
         ])
+
+
+@rfm.simple_test
+class TestC(rfm.RunOnlyRegressionTest):
+    valid_systems = ['*']
+    valid_prog_environs = ['*']
+    executable = 'echo'
+    f0 = fixture(SimpleFixture, scope='environment', variables={'data': 10})
+    f1 = fixture(SimpleFixture, scope='environment', variables={'data': 20})
+
+    @sanity_function
+    def validate_vars(self):
+        return sn.all([sn.assert_eq(self.f0.data, 10),
+                       sn.assert_eq(self.f1.data, 20)])