diff --git a/youtube_dl/downloader/external.py b/youtube_dl/downloader/external.py
index 8d642fc3e..45f49c350 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/downloader/external.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/downloader/external.py
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ def _call_downloader(self, tmpfilename, info_dict):
                 args += ['-rtmp_live', 'live']
 
         args += ['-i', url, '-c', 'copy']
-        if protocol == 'm3u8':
+        if protocol in ('m3u8', 'm3u8_native'):
             if self.params.get('hls_use_mpegts', False) or tmpfilename == '-':
                 args += ['-f', 'mpegts']
             else: