diff --git a/R/add_footnote.R b/R/add_footnote.R
index eaee90c..feb1269 100644
--- a/R/add_footnote.R
+++ b/R/add_footnote.R
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@
     # Clean the entry for labels
     if (escape) {
       label <- escape_latex(label)
+      label <- linebreak(label)
     }
     label <- gsub("\\\\", "\\\\\\\\", label)