diff --git a/lisp/ox-html.el b/lisp/ox-html.el
index 178642d52..82073dd69 100644
--- a/lisp/ox-html.el
+++ b/lisp/ox-html.el
@@ -2508,7 +2508,7 @@ INFO is a plist holding contextual information.  See
 			  class (concat checkbox term))
 		  "<dd>"))))
      (unless (eq type 'descriptive) checkbox)
-     contents
+     (org-trim contents)
      (case type
        (ordered "</li>")
        (unordered "</li>")
diff --git a/testing/lisp/test-org-list.el b/testing/lisp/test-org-list.el
index b9736f4c0..68051306e 100644
--- a/testing/lisp/test-org-list.el
+++ b/testing/lisp/test-org-list.el
@@ -792,7 +792,7 @@
 (ert-deftest test-org-list/to-html ()
   "Test `org-list-to-html' specifications."
   (should
-   (equal "<ul class=\"org-ul\">\n<li>a\n</li>\n</ul>"
+   (equal "<ul class=\"org-ul\">\n<li>a</li>\n</ul>"
 	  (let (org-html-indent)
 	    (with-temp-buffer
 	      (insert "<!-- BEGIN RECEIVE ORGLST name -->