diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/soundcloud.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/soundcloud.py
index d47c49c03..8b8b5166d 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/soundcloud.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/soundcloud.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ class SoundcloudIE(InfoExtractor):
        of the stream token and uid
      """
 
-    _VALID_URL = r'^(?:https?://)?(?:www\.)?soundcloud\.com/([\w\d-]+)/([\w\d-]+)(?:[?].*)?$'
+    _VALID_URL = r'^(?:https?://)?(?:www\.)?soundcloud\.com/([\w\d-]+)/([\w\d-]+)/?(?:[?].*)?$'
     IE_NAME = u'soundcloud'
     _TEST = {
         u'url': u'http://soundcloud.com/ethmusic/lostin-powers-she-so-heavy',