diff --git a/sphinx/util/docfields.py b/sphinx/util/docfields.py
index da93c6fea..c975b9b50 100644
--- a/sphinx/util/docfields.py
+++ b/sphinx/util/docfields.py
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ class Field(object):
             fieldname += nodes.Text(' ')
             fieldname += self.make_xref(self.rolename, domain,
                                         fieldarg, nodes.Text)
-        fieldbody = nodes.field_body('', nodes.paragraph('', *content))
+        fieldbody = nodes.field_body('', nodes.paragraph('', '', *content))
         return nodes.field('', fieldname, fieldbody)