diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/generic.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/generic.py
index a9023f38d..839530982 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/generic.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/generic.py
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ class GenericIE(InfoExtractor):
             mobj = re.search(r'[^A-Za-z0-9]?(?:file|source)=(http[^\'"&]*)', webpage)
         if mobj is None:
             # Broaden the search a little bit: JWPlayer JS loader
-            mobj = re.search(r'[^A-Za-z0-9]?file["\']?:\s*["\'](http[^\'"]*)', webpage)
+            mobj = re.search(r'[^A-Za-z0-9]?file["\']?:\s*["\'](http(?![^\'"]+\.[0-9]+[\'"])[^\'"]+)["\']', webpage)
         if mobj is None:
             # Try to find twitter cards info
             mobj = re.search(r'<meta (?:property|name)="twitter:player:stream" (?:content|value)="(.+?)"', webpage)