diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/rtp.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/rtp.py
index ecf4939cd..82b323cdd 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/rtp.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/rtp.py
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ class RTPIE(InfoExtractor):
             'description': 'As paixões musicais de António Cartaxo e António Macedo',
             'thumbnail': 're:^https?://.*\.jpg',
         },
+        'params': {
+            # rtmp download
+            'skip_download': True,
+        },
     }, {
         'url': 'http://www.rtp.pt/play/p831/a-quimica-das-coisas',
         'only_matching': True,