diff --git a/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py b/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py
index 0a3569304..fde026fbf 100755
--- a/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py
@@ -624,7 +624,7 @@ class YoutubeDL(object):
 
             return self.process_ie_result(
                 new_result, download=download, extra_info=extra_info)
-        elif result_type == 'playlist' or playlist == 'multi_video':
+        elif result_type == 'playlist' or result_type == 'multi_video':
             # We process each entry in the playlist
             playlist = ie_result.get('title', None) or ie_result.get('id', None)
             self.to_screen('[download] Downloading playlist: %s' % playlist)