diff --git a/addons/web_kanban/static/src/css/kanban.css b/addons/web_kanban/static/src/css/kanban.css
index f3be7a9a253..f63dd371604 100644
--- a/addons/web_kanban/static/src/css/kanban.css
+++ b/addons/web_kanban/static/src/css/kanban.css
@@ -475,7 +475,7 @@
   min-width: 160px;
   padding: 2px;
 }
-.openerp .oe_kanban_view .oe_dropdown_kanban .oe_dropdown_menu li {
+.openerp .oe_kanban_view .oe_dropdown_kanban .oe_dropdown_menu > li {
   padding: 3px;
 }
 .openerp .oe_kanban_view .oe_dropdown_kanban.oe_opened > span {
diff --git a/addons/web_kanban/static/src/css/kanban.sass b/addons/web_kanban/static/src/css/kanban.sass
index 382fea32d75..ddafee12581 100644
--- a/addons/web_kanban/static/src/css/kanban.sass
+++ b/addons/web_kanban/static/src/css/kanban.sass
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@
             top: 28px
             min-width: 160px
             padding: 2px
-            li
+            > li
                 padding: 3px
     .oe_dropdown_kanban
         &.oe_opened > span