diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py
index 04b699972..10c0d5d1f 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py
@@ -943,13 +943,14 @@ def _extract_m3u8_formats(self, m3u8_url, video_id, ext=None,
             if re.match(r'^https?://', u)
             else compat_urlparse.urljoin(m3u8_url, u))
 
-        m3u8_doc = self._download_webpage(
+        m3u8_doc, urlh = self._download_webpage_handle(
             m3u8_url, video_id,
             note=note or 'Downloading m3u8 information',
             errnote=errnote or 'Failed to download m3u8 information',
             fatal=fatal)
         if m3u8_doc is False:
             return m3u8_doc
+        m3u8_url = urlh.geturl()
         last_info = None
         last_media = None
         kv_rex = re.compile(