diff --git a/core/java/android/bluetooth/BluetoothDevice.java b/core/java/android/bluetooth/BluetoothDevice.java
index 388161d763088..362727731c9f7 100644
--- a/core/java/android/bluetooth/BluetoothDevice.java
+++ b/core/java/android/bluetooth/BluetoothDevice.java
@@ -1059,7 +1059,14 @@ public final class BluetoothDevice implements Parcelable {
             return null;
         }
         try {
-            return service.getRemoteAlias(this);
+            String alias = service.getRemoteAlias(this);
+            if (alias == null) {
+                return getName();
+            }
+            return alias
+                    .replace('\t', ' ')
+                    .replace('\n', ' ')
+                    .replace('\r', ' ');
         } catch (RemoteException e) {
             Log.e(TAG, "", e);
         }