diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/twitter.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/twitter.py
index de94e66170..181c117459 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/twitter.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/twitter.py
@@ -1684,11 +1684,11 @@ class TwitterBroadcastIE(TwitterBaseIE, PeriscopeBaseIE):
         else:
             broadcast_id = display_id
 
-        if not (broadcast := self._call_api(
-            'broadcasts/show.json', broadcast_id, {'ids': broadcast_id},
-        )['broadcasts'][broadcast_id]):
+        broadcast = self._call_api(
+            'broadcasts/show.json', broadcast_id,
+            {'ids': broadcast_id})['broadcasts'][broadcast_id]
+        if not broadcast:
             raise ExtractorError('Broadcast no longer exists', expected=True)
-
         info = self._parse_broadcast_data(broadcast, broadcast_id)
         info.update({
             'display_id': display_id,