diff --git a/lisp/org-list.el b/lisp/org-list.el
index d72a284..efecaf5 100644
--- a/lisp/org-list.el
+++ b/lisp/org-list.el
@@ -2947,7 +2947,7 @@ with overruling parameters for `org-list-to-generic'."
 	       :icount (let ((enum (nth depth '("i" "ii" "iii" "iv"))))
 			 (if enum
 			     (format "\\setcounter{enum%s}{%s}\n\\item "
-				     enum counter)
+				     enum (- counter 1))
 			   "\\item "))
 	       :csep "\n"
 	       :cbon "\\texttt{[X]}" :cboff "\\texttt{[ ]}")