diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/sanitizerparser.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/sanitizerparser.cpp
index da8264e6759..09a0d864549 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/sanitizerparser.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/sanitizerparser.cpp
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 
 #include <QRegularExpression>
 
+#include <iterator>
 #include <numeric>
 
 #ifdef WITH_TESTS
@@ -134,6 +135,12 @@ void SanitizerParser::flush()
         return;
 
     setDetailsFormat(m_task, m_linkSpecs);
+    static const int maxLen = 50;
+    if (m_task.details.length() > maxLen) {
+        const auto cutOffIt = std::next(m_task.details.begin(), maxLen);
+        m_task.details.insert(cutOffIt, "...");
+        m_task.details.erase(std::next(cutOffIt), std::prev(m_task.details.end()));
+    }
     scheduleTask(m_task, m_task.details.count());
     m_task.clear();
     m_linkSpecs.clear();