diff --git a/src/graphql/execution/execute.py b/src/graphql/execution/execute.py
index 910b54d4..17656e94 100644
--- a/src/graphql/execution/execute.py
+++ b/src/graphql/execution/execute.py
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ def __init__(
         self.middleware_manager = middleware_manager
         self.errors = errors
         self._subfields_cache: Dict[
-            Tuple[GraphQLObjectType, Tuple[FieldNode, ...]], Dict[str, List[FieldNode]]
+            Tuple[GraphQLObjectType, int], Dict[str, List[FieldNode]]
         ] = {}
 
     @classmethod
@@ -998,7 +998,7 @@ def collect_subfields(
         subfields are not repeatedly calculated, which saves overhead when resolving
         lists of values.
         """
-        cache_key = return_type, tuple(field_nodes)
+        cache_key = return_type, id(field_nodes)
         sub_field_nodes = self._subfields_cache.get(cache_key)
         if sub_field_nodes is None:
             sub_field_nodes = {}