diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/dailymotion.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/dailymotion.py
index 9a74906cb..7ef6b6862 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/dailymotion.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/dailymotion.py
@@ -144,8 +144,9 @@ class DailymotionIE(DailymotionBaseInfoExtractor):
 
         age_limit = self._rta_search(webpage)
 
-        description = self._og_search_description(webpage) or self._html_search_meta(
-            'description', webpage, 'description')
+        description = self._og_search_description(
+            webpage, default=self._html_search_meta(
+                'description', webpage, 'description'))
 
         view_count_str = self._search_regex(
             (r'<meta[^>]+itemprop="interactionCount"[^>]+content="UserPlays:([\s\d,.]+)"',