diff --git a/packages/symbols-view/lib/symbols-view.js b/packages/symbols-view/lib/symbols-view.js
index 2d69a9b32c..3c716b20df 100644
--- a/packages/symbols-view/lib/symbols-view.js
+++ b/packages/symbols-view/lib/symbols-view.js
@@ -335,6 +335,7 @@ class SymbolsView {
         symbol.directory = `${parts.dir}${Path.sep}`;
         symbol.file = parts.base;
       }
+      symbol.name = symbol.name.replace(/[\n\r\t]/, ' ');
       allSymbols.push(symbol);
     }
   }