diff --git a/src/client/theme-default/styles/base.css b/src/client/theme-default/styles/base.css
index 70a7e7b3c333..247fb0ce0eac 100644
--- a/src/client/theme-default/styles/base.css
+++ b/src/client/theme-default/styles/base.css
@@ -219,6 +219,7 @@ h3,
 h4,
 h5,
 h6,
+li,
 p {
   overflow-wrap: break-word;
 }
diff --git a/src/client/theme-default/styles/components/vp-doc.css b/src/client/theme-default/styles/components/vp-doc.css
index 42f818102b6b..89b7ec7bd412 100644
--- a/src/client/theme-default/styles/components/vp-doc.css
+++ b/src/client/theme-default/styles/components/vp-doc.css
@@ -106,11 +106,6 @@
   color: var(--vp-c-brand-dark);
 }
 
-.vp-doc ol>li a,
-.vp-doc ul>li a{
-  overflow-wrap: break-word;
-}
-
 .vp-doc strong {
   font-weight: 600;
 }