diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py
index faf3a344e..e48c5a7d2 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py
@@ -1896,7 +1896,7 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
                     info['channel'] = get_text(try_get(
                         vsir,
                         lambda x: x['owner']['videoOwnerRenderer']['title'],
-                        compat_str))
+                        dict))
                     rows = try_get(
                         vsir,
                         lambda x: x['metadataRowContainer']['metadataRowContainerRenderer']['rows'],