diff --git a/packages/extension-list-item/src/index.ts b/packages/extension-list-item/src/index.ts
index 73a2b9e5..25b90e77 100644
--- a/packages/extension-list-item/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/extension-list-item/src/index.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ const ListItem = Node.create({
     HTMLAttributes: {},
   },
 
-  content: '(paragraph|list?)+',
+  content: 'paragraph list*',
 
   defining: true,