diff --git a/inst/rmarkdown/templates/ieee_article/resources/template.tex b/inst/rmarkdown/templates/ieee_article/resources/template.tex
index 2ce759ddc..7ffd3f151 100755
--- a/inst/rmarkdown/templates/ieee_article/resources/template.tex
+++ b/inst/rmarkdown/templates/ieee_article/resources/template.tex
@@ -393,6 +393,9 @@
 $header-includes$
 $endfor$
 
+\providecommand{\tightlist}{%
+  \setlength{\itemsep}{0pt}\setlength{\parskip}{0pt}}
+
 %% END MY ADDITIONS %%