diff --git a/src/commonmark.c b/src/commonmark.c
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ S_render_node(cmark_node *node, cmark_event_type ev_type,
if (entering) {
if (cmark_node_get_list_type(node->parent) ==
CMARK_BULLET_LIST) {
- lit(state, "- ", false);
+ lit(state, "* ", false);
cmark_strbuf_puts(state->prefix, " ");
} else {
lit(state, listmarker, false);