diff --git a/yt_dlp/YoutubeDL.py b/yt_dlp/YoutubeDL.py
index 1cbe8dc8d..367d3fa60 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/YoutubeDL.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/YoutubeDL.py
@@ -1308,7 +1308,7 @@ class YoutubeDL(object):
                     or extract_flat is True):
                 info_copy = ie_result.copy()
                 ie = try_get(ie_result.get('ie_key'), self.get_info_extractor)
-                if not ie_result.get('id'):
+                if ie and not ie_result.get('id'):
                     info_copy['id'] = ie.get_temp_id(ie_result['url'])
                 self.add_default_extra_info(info_copy, ie, ie_result['url'])
                 self.add_extra_info(info_copy, extra_info)