diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/generic.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/generic.py
index 58092da38..d7f0a4d39 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/generic.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/generic.py
@@ -702,7 +702,7 @@ class GenericIE(InfoExtractor):
             })
 
         if len(entries) == 1:
-            return entries[1]
+            return entries[0]
         else:
             for num, e in enumerate(entries, start=1):
                 e['title'] = '%s (%d)' % (e['title'], num)