diff --git a/jest.config.js b/jest.config.js
index abda43df22..fe1563cc08 100644
--- a/jest.config.js
+++ b/jest.config.js
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@ module.exports = {
   ],
 
   transformIgnorePatterns: [
-    'node_modules/(?!(@nuxt|nuxt))'
+    'node_modules/(?!(@nuxt|nuxt))',
+    'packages/utils/test/serialize\\.test\\.input\\.js'
   ],
 
   transform: {
diff --git a/packages/utils/src/serialize.js b/packages/utils/src/serialize.js
index f1b2ebdf09..4286c82242 100644
--- a/packages/utils/src/serialize.js
+++ b/packages/utils/src/serialize.js
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ export function serializeFunction (func) {
         return _
       }
     })
-    .replace(`${func.name || 'function'}(`, 'function (')
+    .replace(new RegExp(`${(func.name || 'function').replace('$', '\\$')}\\s*\\(`), 'function(')
     .replace('function function', 'function')
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/utils/test/serialize.test.input.js b/packages/utils/test/serialize.test.input.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3906809054
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/utils/test/serialize.test.input.js
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+// NOTE: This file is excluded from being transformed by babel-jest and needs to use the CommonJS syntax.
+
+module.exports = {
+  arrow: {
+  // eslint-disable-next-line arrow-parens
+    fn1: foobar => {},
+    fn2: foobar => 1,
+    // eslint-disable-next-line arrow-parens
+    fn3: foobar => {
+      return 3
+    },
+    // eslint-disable-next-line arrow-parens
+    fn4: arg1 =>
+      2 * arg1,
+    fn5: () => {},
+    // eslint-disable-next-line arrow-parens
+    fn6: foobar => (foobar ? 1 : 0)
+  },
+  normal: {
+    fn: function () {} // eslint-disable-line object-shorthand
+  },
+  shorthand: {
+    fn () {},
+    // eslint-disable-next-line space-before-function-paren
+    $fn() {},
+    // eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-vars
+    fn_arrow () { const _ = rule => rule },
+    fn_script () {
+      return 'function xyz(){};a=false?true:xyz();'
+    },
+    fn_internal (arg) {
+      if (arg) {
+        return {
+          title () {
+            return 'test'
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/utils/test/serialize.test.js b/packages/utils/test/serialize.test.js
index 2aa7d56931..2e8915f84c 100644
--- a/packages/utils/test/serialize.test.js
+++ b/packages/utils/test/serialize.test.js
@@ -1,111 +1,69 @@
 import { serializeFunction, normalizeFunctions } from '../src/serialize'
+import data from './serialize.test.input'
+
+const RE_LINE_BREAKS = /[\r\n]+/g
 
 describe('util: serialize', () => {
   test('should normalize arrow functions', () => {
-    const obj = {
-      // eslint-disable-next-line arrow-parens
-      fn1: foobar => {},
-      fn2: foobar => 1,
-      // eslint-disable-next-line arrow-parens
-      fn3: foobar => {
-        return 3
-      },
-      // eslint-disable-next-line arrow-parens
-      fn4: arg1 =>
-        2 * arg1
-    }
-    expect(normalizeFunctions(obj).fn1.toString())
-      .toEqual('function anonymous(foobar\n) {\n\n}')
-    expect(normalizeFunctions(obj).fn2.toString())
-      .toEqual('function anonymous(foobar\n) {\nreturn 1\n}')
-    expect(normalizeFunctions(obj).fn3.toString())
-      .toEqual('function anonymous(foobar\n) {\nreturn 3;\n}')
-    expect(normalizeFunctions(obj).fn4.toString())
-      .toEqual('function anonymous(arg1\n) {\nreturn 2 * arg1\n}')
+    const normalized = normalizeFunctions(Object.assign({}, data.arrow))
+    expect(normalized.fn1.toString()).toEqual('function anonymous(foobar\n) {\n\n}')
+    expect(normalized.fn2.toString()).toEqual('function anonymous(foobar\n) {\nreturn 1\n}')
+    expect(normalized.fn3.toString()).toEqual('function anonymous(foobar\n) {\nreturn 3\n}')
+    expect(normalized.fn4.toString()).toEqual('function anonymous(arg1\n) {\nreturn 2 * arg1\n}')
   })
 
   test('should serialize normal function', () => {
-    const obj = {
-      fn: function () {} // eslint-disable-line object-shorthand
-    }
+    const obj = Object.assign({}, data.normal)
     expect(serializeFunction(obj.fn)).toEqual('function () {}')
   })
 
   test('should serialize shorthand function', () => {
-    const obj = {
-      fn () {}
-    }
+    const obj = Object.assign({}, data.shorthand)
     expect(serializeFunction(obj.fn)).toEqual('function() {}')
+    expect(serializeFunction(obj.$fn)).toEqual('function() {}')
+    expect(serializeFunction(obj.fn_arrow)).toEqual('function() { const _ = rule => rule }')
   })
 
   test('should serialize arrow function', () => {
-    const obj = {
-      fn: () => {}
-    }
-    expect(serializeFunction(obj.fn)).toEqual('() => {}')
+    const obj = Object.assign({}, data.arrow)
+    expect(serializeFunction(obj.fn5)).toEqual('() => {}')
   })
 
   test('should serialize arrow function with ternary in parens', () => {
-    const obj = {
-      // eslint-disable-next-line arrow-parens
-      fn: foobar => (foobar ? 1 : 0)
-    }
-    expect(serializeFunction(obj.fn)).toEqual('foobar => foobar ? 1 : 0')
+    const obj = Object.assign({}, data.arrow)
+    expect(serializeFunction(obj.fn6)).toEqual('foobar => (foobar ? 1 : 0)')
   })
 
   test('should serialize arrow function with single parameter', () => {
-    const obj = {
-      // eslint-disable-next-line arrow-parens
-      fn1: foobar => {},
-      fn2: foobar => 1,
-      // eslint-disable-next-line arrow-parens
-      fn3: foobar => {
-        return 3
-      },
-      // eslint-disable-next-line arrow-parens
-      fn4: arg1 =>
-        2 * arg1
-    }
+    const obj = Object.assign({}, data.arrow)
     expect(serializeFunction(obj.fn1)).toEqual('foobar => {}')
     expect(serializeFunction(obj.fn2)).toEqual('foobar => 1')
-    expect(serializeFunction(obj.fn3)).toEqual('foobar => {\n        return 3;\n      }')
-    expect(serializeFunction(obj.fn4)).toEqual('arg1 => 2 * arg1')
+    expect(serializeFunction(obj.fn3).replace(RE_LINE_BREAKS, '\n')).toEqual(`foobar => {
+      return 3
+    }`)
+    expect(serializeFunction(obj.fn4).replace(RE_LINE_BREAKS, '\n')).toEqual(`arg1 =>
+      2 * arg1`)
   })
 
   test('should not replace custom scripts', () => {
-    const obj = {
-      fn () {
-        return 'function xyz(){};a=false?true:xyz();'
-      }
-    }
+    const obj = Object.assign({}, data.shorthand)
 
-    expect(serializeFunction(obj.fn)).toEqual(`function () {
-        return 'function xyz(){};a=false?true:xyz();';
-      }`)
+    expect(serializeFunction(obj.fn_script).replace(RE_LINE_BREAKS, '\n')).toEqual(`function() {
+      return 'function xyz(){};a=false?true:xyz();'
+    }`)
   })
 
   test('should serialize internal function', () => {
-    const obj = {
-      fn (arg) {
-        if (arg) {
-          return {
-            title () {
-              return 'test'
-            }
+    const obj = Object.assign({}, data.shorthand)
+
+    expect(serializeFunction(obj.fn_internal).replace(RE_LINE_BREAKS, '\n')).toEqual(`function(arg) {
+      if (arg) {
+        return {
+          title: function () {
+            return 'test'
           }
         }
       }
-    }
-
-    expect(serializeFunction(obj.fn)).toEqual(`function(arg) {
-        if (arg) {
-          return {
-            title: function () {
-              return 'test';
-            }
-
-          };
-        }
-      }`)
+    }`)
   })
 })