diff --git a/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py b/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py
index 5f70b6dac..577e27b11 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py
@@ -461,7 +461,8 @@ def process_video_result(self, info_dict, download=True):
 
         # This extractors handle format selection themselves
         if info_dict['extractor'] in [u'youtube', u'Youku', u'YouPorn', u'mixcloud']:
-            self.process_info(info_dict)
+            if download:
+                self.process_info(info_dict)
             return info_dict
 
         # We now pick which formats have to be downloaded