diff --git a/Documentation/asciidoc.conf b/Documentation/asciidoc.conf
index 40d43b78e..2da867d2f 100644
--- a/Documentation/asciidoc.conf
+++ b/Documentation/asciidoc.conf
@@ -40,6 +40,26 @@ endif::doctype-manpage[]
 </literallayout>
 {title#}</example>
 endif::docbook-xsl-172[]
+
+ifdef::docbook-xsl-172[]
+ifdef::doctype-manpage[]
+# The following two small workarounds insert a simple paragraph after screen
+[listingblock]
+<example><title>{title}</title>
+<screen>
+|
+</screen><simpara></simpara>
+{title#}</example>
+
+[verseblock]
+<formalpara{id? id="{id}"}><title>{title}</title><para>
+{title%}<literallayout{id? id="{id}"}>
+{title#}<literallayout>
+|
+</literallayout><simpara></simpara>
+{title#}</para></formalpara>
+endif::doctype-manpage[]
+endif::docbook-xsl-172[]
 endif::backend-docbook[]
 
 ifdef::doctype-manpage[]