diff --git a/src/pickup.cpp b/src/pickup.cpp
index 288ea626d3f7b..73d76bf4df594 100644
--- a/src/pickup.cpp
+++ b/src/pickup.cpp
@@ -622,6 +622,7 @@ void Pickup::pick_up( const tripoint &p, int min, from_where get_items_from )
         int selected = 0;
         int iScrollPos = 0;
 
+        std::string clear_buffer( pickupW, ' ' );
         std::string filter;
         std::string new_filter;
         // Indexes of items that match the filter
@@ -636,10 +637,12 @@ void Pickup::pick_up( const tripoint &p, int min, from_where get_items_from )
             const std::string pickup_chars =
                 ctxt.get_available_single_char_hotkeys( "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ:;" );
             int idx = -1;
-            for( int i = 1; i < pickupH; i++ ) {
-                mvwprintw( w_pickup, point( 0, i ),
-                           "                                                " );
+
+            //clear all items names
+            for( int cur_row = 1; cur_row < pickupH; cur_row++ ) {
+                mvwprintw( w_pickup, point( 0, cur_row ), clear_buffer );
             }
+
             if( action == "ANY_INPUT" &&
                 raw_input_char >= '0' && raw_input_char <= '9' ) {
                 int raw_input_char_value = static_cast<char>( raw_input_char ) - '0';