diff -ruNp docbook-xsl-1.73.2.orig/fo/lists.xsl docbook-xsl-1.73.2/fo/lists.xsl
--- docbook-xsl-1.73.2.orig/fo/lists.xsl	2008-09-11 11:06:31.000000000 +0200
+++ docbook-xsl-1.73.2/fo/lists.xsl	2008-09-11 11:07:40.000000000 +0200
@@ -286,9 +286,17 @@
       </fo:block>
     </fo:list-item-label>
     <fo:list-item-body start-indent="body-start()">
-      <fo:block>
-        <xsl:apply-templates/>
-      </fo:block>
+      <xsl:choose>
+        <!-- * work around broken passivetex list-item-body rendering -->
+        <xsl:when test="$passivetex.extensions = '1'">
+          <xsl:apply-templates/>
+        </xsl:when>
+        <xsl:otherwise>
+          <fo:block>
+            <xsl:apply-templates/>
+          </fo:block>
+        </xsl:otherwise>
+      </xsl:choose>
     </fo:list-item-body>
   </xsl:variable>
 
@@ -484,9 +492,17 @@
       </fo:block>
     </fo:list-item-label>
     <fo:list-item-body start-indent="body-start()">
-      <fo:block>
-        <xsl:apply-templates select="listitem"/>
-      </fo:block>
+      <xsl:choose>
+        <!-- * work around broken passivetex list-item-body rendering -->
+        <xsl:when test="$passivetex.extensions = '1'">
+          <xsl:apply-templates select="listitem"/>
+        </xsl:when>
+        <xsl:otherwise>
+          <fo:block>
+            <xsl:apply-templates select="listitem"/>
+          </fo:block>
+        </xsl:otherwise>
+      </xsl:choose>
     </fo:list-item-body>
   </xsl:variable>
 
@@ -963,10 +979,18 @@
       </fo:block>
     </fo:list-item-label>
     <fo:list-item-body start-indent="body-start()">
-      <fo:block>
-        <xsl:apply-templates/>
-      </fo:block>
-    </fo:list-item-body>
+      <xsl:choose>
+        <!-- * work around broken passivetex list-item-body rendering -->
+        <xsl:when test="$passivetex.extensions = '1'">
+          <xsl:apply-templates/>
+        </xsl:when>
+        <xsl:otherwise>
+          <fo:block>
+            <xsl:apply-templates/>
+          </fo:block>
+        </xsl:otherwise>
+      </xsl:choose>
+     </fo:list-item-body>
   </fo:list-item>
 </xsl:template>
 
@@ -989,9 +1013,17 @@
       </fo:block>
     </fo:list-item-label>
     <fo:list-item-body start-indent="body-start()">
-      <fo:block>
-        <xsl:apply-templates/>
-      </fo:block>
+      <xsl:choose>
+        <!-- * work around broken passivetex list-item-body rendering -->
+        <xsl:when test="$passivetex.extensions = '1'">
+          <xsl:apply-templates/>
+        </xsl:when>
+        <xsl:otherwise>
+          <fo:block>
+            <xsl:apply-templates/>
+          </fo:block>
+        </xsl:otherwise>
+      </xsl:choose>
     </fo:list-item-body>
   </fo:list-item>
 </xsl:template>
@@ -1168,9 +1200,17 @@
       </fo:block>
     </fo:list-item-label>
     <fo:list-item-body start-indent="body-start()">
-      <fo:block>
-        <xsl:apply-templates/>
-      </fo:block>
+      <xsl:choose>
+        <!-- * work around broken passivetex list-item-body rendering -->
+        <xsl:when test="$passivetex.extensions = '1'">
+          <xsl:apply-templates/>
+        </xsl:when>
+        <xsl:otherwise>
+          <fo:block>
+            <xsl:apply-templates/>
+          </fo:block>
+        </xsl:otherwise>
+      </xsl:choose>
     </fo:list-item-body>
   </fo:list-item>
 </xsl:template>