diff --git a/sphinx/texinputs/sphinx.sty b/sphinx/texinputs/sphinx.sty
index 68eaf01bd99..86fdf4db04a 100644
--- a/sphinx/texinputs/sphinx.sty
+++ b/sphinx/texinputs/sphinx.sty
@@ -334,6 +334,8 @@
        }%
   % go around fancyvrb's check of @currenvir (for case of minipage below)
   \renewcommand*{\VerbatimEnvironment}{\gdef\FV@EnvironName{Verbatim}}%
+  % go around fancyvrb's check of current list depth
+  \def\@toodeep {\advance\@listdepth\@ne}%
   % Allow breaks at special characters using \PYG... macros.
   \Sphinxbreaksatspecials
   % The list environment is needed to control perfectly the vertical space.