diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/dailymotion.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/dailymotion.py
index dbcf5d6a72..fd4bc75b2a 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/dailymotion.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/dailymotion.py
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ class DailymotionIE(DailymotionBaseInfoExtractor, SubtitlesInfoExtractor):
# It may just embed a vevo video:
m_vevo = re.search(
- r'[\w]*)',
+ r'[\w]*)',
webpage)
if m_vevo is not None:
vevo_id = m_vevo.group('id')