diff --git a/docs/exts/exampleinclude.py b/docs/exts/exampleinclude.py
index c8ec86998c17c..5f2d6c2f198d9 100644
--- a/docs/exts/exampleinclude.py
+++ b/docs/exts/exampleinclude.py
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ def run(self):
                 extra_args["hl_lines"] = [x + 1 for x in hl_lines if x < lines]
             extra_args["linenostart"] = reader.lineno_start
 
-            container_node = nodes.container("", literal_block=True, classes=["example-block-wrapper"])
+            container_node = nodes.compound(classes=["example-block-wrapper"])
             container_node += ExampleHeader(filename=filename)
             container_node += retnode
             retnode = container_node