diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/vk.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/vk.py
index 6aeba109dc..f974f8fef8 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/vk.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/vk.py
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ def _real_extract(self, url):
 
         # Extract upload date
         upload_date = None
-        mobj = re.search(r'id="mv_date_wrap".*?Added ([a-zA-Z]+ [0-9]+), ([0-9]+) at', info_page)
+        mobj = re.search(r'id="mv_date(?:_views)?_wrap"[^>]*>([a-zA-Z]+ [0-9]+), ([0-9]+) at', info_page)
         if mobj is not None:
             mobj.group(1) + ' ' + mobj.group(2)
             upload_date = unified_strdate(mobj.group(1) + ' ' + mobj.group(2))