diff --git a/src/vs/code/electron-main/menus.ts b/src/vs/code/electron-main/menus.ts
index c5c16a0650a0f5ef33136f93f89b204b6e2eeaea..619486409e6d31bc48ccd949363cc488bfaf8ba0 100644
--- a/src/vs/code/electron-main/menus.ts
+++ b/src/vs/code/electron-main/menus.ts
@@ -789,7 +789,7 @@ function __separator__(): Electron.MenuItem {
 
 function mnemonicLabel(label: string): string {
 	if (platform.isMacintosh) {
-		return label.replace(/&&/g, ''); // no mnemonic support on mac
+		return label.replace(/\(&&\w\)|&&/g, ''); // no mnemonic support on mac/linux
 	}
 
 	return label.replace(/&&/g, '&');
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/files/electron-browser/textFileServices.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/files/electron-browser/textFileServices.ts
index 7c62da4417bae9289776313483c79800b27c4c8a..7c619eb415d954b9523c1c216f4d57998c7247ae 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/files/electron-browser/textFileServices.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/files/electron-browser/textFileServices.ts
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ export class TextFileService extends AbstractTextFileService {
 
 	private mnemonicLabel(label: string): string {
 		if (!isWindows) {
-			return label.replace(/&&/g, ''); // no mnemonic support on mac/linux in buttons yet
+			return label.replace(/\(&&\w\)|&&/g, ''); // no mnemonic support on mac/linux
 		}
 
 		return label.replace(/&&/g, '&');
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/services/message/electron-browser/messageService.ts b/src/vs/workbench/services/message/electron-browser/messageService.ts
index 475d3da764c1651f340a9dfdf5ac4b6b1d8cc899..252b65e018a255f7297f5f511be8c2ddc9270e3f 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/services/message/electron-browser/messageService.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/services/message/electron-browser/messageService.ts
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ export class MessageService extends WorkbenchMessageService {
 
 	private mnemonicLabel(label: string): string {
 		if (!isWindows) {
-			return label.replace(/&&/g, ''); // no mnemonic support on mac/linux in buttons yet
+			return label.replace(/\(&&\w\)|&&/g, ''); // no mnemonic support on mac/linux
 		}
 
 		return label.replace(/&&/g, '&');