diff --git a/core/processor/src/main/java/io/quarkus/annotation/processor/documentation/config/formatter/JavadocToAsciidocTransformer.java b/core/processor/src/main/java/io/quarkus/annotation/processor/documentation/config/formatter/JavadocToAsciidocTransformer.java
index adf98de79d86c..19a23c1a0427d 100644
--- a/core/processor/src/main/java/io/quarkus/annotation/processor/documentation/config/formatter/JavadocToAsciidocTransformer.java
+++ b/core/processor/src/main/java/io/quarkus/annotation/processor/documentation/config/formatter/JavadocToAsciidocTransformer.java
@@ -193,6 +193,7 @@ private static void htmlToAsciidoc(StringBuilder sb, Node node, boolean inlineMa
                     newLine(sb);
                     htmlToAsciidoc(sb, childNode, inlineMacroMode, context);
                     newLine(sb);
+                    newLine(sb);
                     break;
                 case LIST_ITEM_NODE:
                     final String marker = childNode.parentNode().nodeName().equals(ORDERED_LIST_NODE)