diff --git a/pdf.c b/pdf.c
index 15c6d3f8a..c375f93e1 100644
--- a/pdf.c
+++ b/pdf.c
@@ -104,6 +104,17 @@ static int walkTableOfContent(lua_State *L, fz_outline* ol, int *count, int dept
 		lua_pushnumber(L, depth); 
 		lua_settable(L, -3);
 		lua_pushstring(L, "title");
+
+		/* workaround for misplaced carriage ret in toc entry */
+		int i = 0;
+		while (ol->title[i]) {
+			if (ol->title[i] == 0x0d) {
+				ol->title[i] = ' ';
+			}
+			/*printf("%x|", ol->title[i]);*/
+			i++;
+		}
+
 		lua_pushstring(L, ol->title);
 		lua_settable(L, -3);