diff --git a/yt_dlp/YoutubeDL.py b/yt_dlp/YoutubeDL.py
index 0d0a2ebe0..7b0616cba 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/YoutubeDL.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/YoutubeDL.py
@@ -2700,24 +2700,21 @@ class YoutubeDL:
             # Process what we can, even without any available formats.
             formats_to_download = [{}]
 
-        requested_ranges = self.params.get('download_ranges')
-        if requested_ranges:
-            requested_ranges = tuple(requested_ranges(info_dict, self))
-
+        requested_ranges = tuple(self.params.get('download_ranges', lambda *_: [{}])(info_dict, self))
         best_format, downloaded_formats = formats_to_download[-1], []
         if download:
-            if best_format:
+            if best_format and requested_ranges:
                 def to_screen(*msg):
                     self.to_screen(f'[info] {info_dict["id"]}: {" ".join(", ".join(variadic(m)) for m in msg)}')
 
                 to_screen(f'Downloading {len(formats_to_download)} format(s):',
                           (f['format_id'] for f in formats_to_download))
-                if requested_ranges:
+                if requested_ranges != ({}, ):
                     to_screen(f'Downloading {len(requested_ranges)} time ranges:',
                               (f'{c["start_time"]:.1f}-{c["end_time"]:.1f}' for c in requested_ranges))
             max_downloads_reached = False
 
-            for fmt, chapter in itertools.product(formats_to_download, requested_ranges or [{}]):
+            for fmt, chapter in itertools.product(formats_to_download, requested_ranges):
                 new_info = self._copy_infodict(info_dict)
                 new_info.update(fmt)
                 offset, duration = info_dict.get('section_start') or 0, info_dict.get('duration') or float('inf')
diff --git a/yt_dlp/utils.py b/yt_dlp/utils.py
index f93573692..d655bfdd0 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/utils.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/utils.py
@@ -3793,6 +3793,9 @@ class download_range_func:
         self.chapters, self.ranges = chapters, ranges
 
     def __call__(self, info_dict, ydl):
+        if not self.ranges and not self.chapters:
+            yield {}
+
         warning = ('There are no chapters matching the regex' if info_dict.get('chapters')
                    else 'Cannot match chapters since chapter information is unavailable')
         for regex in self.chapters or []: