diff --git a/modules/markdown/markdown.go b/modules/markdown/markdown.go
index 813fabe1780f2..f775c84d6612b 100644
--- a/modules/markdown/markdown.go
+++ b/modules/markdown/markdown.go
@@ -155,9 +155,9 @@ func (r *Renderer) ListItem(out *bytes.Buffer, text []byte, flags int) {
 	}
 	switch {
 	case bytes.HasPrefix(text, []byte(prefix+"[ ] ")):
-		text = append([]byte(`<div class="ui fitted disabled checkbox"><input type="checkbox" disabled="disabled" /><label /></div>`), text[3+len(prefix):]...)
+		text = append([]byte(`<span class="ui fitted disabled checkbox"><input type="checkbox" disabled="disabled" /><label /></span>`), text[3+len(prefix):]...)
 	case bytes.HasPrefix(text, []byte(prefix+"[x] ")):
-		text = append([]byte(`<div class="ui checked fitted disabled checkbox"><input type="checkbox" checked="" disabled="disabled" /><label /></div>`), text[3+len(prefix):]...)
+		text = append([]byte(`<span class="ui checked fitted disabled checkbox"><input type="checkbox" checked="" disabled="disabled" /><label /></span>`), text[3+len(prefix):]...)
 	}
 	if prefix != "" {
 		text = bytes.Replace(text, []byte("</p>"), []byte{}, 1)