diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index dc58148e7..ecfa27f6d 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 Release 0.6.3 (in development)
 ==============================
 
+* Properly format bullet lists nested in definition lists for LaTeX.
+
 * Section titles are now allowed inside ``only`` directives.
 
 * #201: Make ``centered`` directive work in LaTeX output.
diff --git a/sphinx/writers/latex.py b/sphinx/writers/latex.py
index 6a12a2167..1719f22e7 100644
--- a/sphinx/writers/latex.py
+++ b/sphinx/writers/latex.py
@@ -744,7 +744,7 @@ class LaTeXTranslator(nodes.NodeVisitor):
         pass
 
     def visit_term(self, node):
-        ctx = ']'
+        ctx = '] \\leavevmode'
         if node.has_key('ids') and node['ids']:
             ctx += '\\hypertarget{%s}{}' % node['ids'][0]
         self.body.append('\\item[')