diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/dailymotion.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/dailymotion.py
index 2d90b2224..80a05cfee 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/dailymotion.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/dailymotion.py
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ def _real_extract(self, url):
             webpage, 'comment count', fatal=False))
 
         player_v5 = self._search_regex(
-            r'playerV5\s*=\s*dmp\.create\([^,]+?,\s*({.+?})\);',
+            [r'buildPlayer\(({.+?})\);', r'playerV5\s*=\s*dmp\.create\([^,]+?,\s*({.+?})\);'],
             webpage, 'player v5', default=None)
         if player_v5:
             player = self._parse_json(player_v5, video_id)