diff --git a/lua/oil/view.lua b/lua/oil/view.lua
index 973b949..2db8942 100644
--- a/lua/oil/view.lua
+++ b/lua/oil/view.lua
@@ -760,7 +760,7 @@ local function get_link_text(name, meta)
     end
 
     if meta.link then
-      link_text = "-> " .. meta.link
+      link_text = "-> " .. meta.link:gsub("\n", "")
       if meta.link_stat and meta.link_stat.type == "directory" then
         link_text = util.addslash(link_text)
       end