diff --git a/src/calibre/ebooks/docx/styles.py b/src/calibre/ebooks/docx/styles.py
index 738d481e92..fe48b380a7 100644
--- a/src/calibre/ebooks/docx/styles.py
+++ b/src/calibre/ebooks/docx/styles.py
@@ -458,8 +458,7 @@ class Styles:
             /* In word headings only have bold font if explicitly specified,
                 similarly the font size is the body font size, unless explicitly set. */
             h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6 { font-weight: normal; font-size: 1rem }
-            /* Setting padding-left to zero breaks rendering of lists, so we only set the other values to zero and leave padding-left for the user-agent */
-            ul, ol { margin: 0; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-right: 0 }
+            ul, ol { margin: 0; padding: 0; padding-inline-start: 0; padding-inline-end: 0; margin-block-start: 0; margin-block-end: 0 }
 
             /* The word hyperlink styling will set text-decoration to underline if needed */
             a { text-decoration: none }