diff --git a/dspace/config/crosswalks/oai/metadataFormats/oai_dc.xsl b/dspace/config/crosswalks/oai/metadataFormats/oai_dc.xsl
index ff127de7ca..68d80adb7c 100644
--- a/dspace/config/crosswalks/oai/metadataFormats/oai_dc.xsl
+++ b/dspace/config/crosswalks/oai/metadataFormats/oai_dc.xsl
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@
 				<dc:format><xsl:value-of select="." /></dc:format>
 			</xsl:for-each>
 			<!-- ? -->
-			<xsl:for-each select="doc:metadata/doc:element[@name='bitstreams']/doc:element[@name='bitstream']/doc:field[@name='format']">
+			<xsl:for-each select="doc:metadata//doc:element[@name='bitstreams']/doc:element[@name='bitstream']/doc:field[@name='format']">
 				<dc:format><xsl:value-of select="." /></dc:format>
 			</xsl:for-each>
 			<!-- dc.coverage -->