diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py
index 81623bfe3..d859aea52 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py
@@ -846,7 +846,8 @@ class InfoExtractor(object):
 
     def _extract_m3u8_formats(self, m3u8_url, video_id, ext=None,
                               entry_protocol='m3u8', preference=None,
-                              m3u8_id=None, note=None, errnote=None):
+                              m3u8_id=None, note=None, errnote=None,
+                              fatal=True):
 
         formats = [{
             'format_id': '-'.join(filter(None, [m3u8_id, 'meta'])),
@@ -866,7 +867,10 @@ class InfoExtractor(object):
         m3u8_doc = self._download_webpage(
             m3u8_url, video_id,
             note=note or 'Downloading m3u8 information',
-            errnote=errnote or 'Failed to download m3u8 information')
+            errnote=errnote or 'Failed to download m3u8 information',
+            fatal=fatal)
+        if m3u8_doc is False:
+            return m3u8_doc
         last_info = None
         last_media = None
         kv_rex = re.compile(