diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/dailymotion.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/dailymotion.py
index ab7f3aec4..fd6d14d23 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/dailymotion.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/dailymotion.py
@@ -122,7 +122,9 @@ class DailymotionIE(DailymotionBaseInfoExtractor):
             webpage, 'comment count', fatal=False))
 
         player_v5 = self._search_regex(
-            [r'buildPlayer\(({.+?})\);', r'playerV5\s*=\s*dmp\.create\([^,]+?,\s*({.+?})\);'],
+            [r'buildPlayer\(({.+?})\);\n',  # See https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl/issues/7826
+             r'playerV5\s*=\s*dmp\.create\([^,]+?,\s*({.+?})\);',
+             r'buildPlayer\(({.+?})\);'],
             webpage, 'player v5', default=None)
         if player_v5:
             player = self._parse_json(player_v5, video_id)