diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py
index 5ea66c962..9f7483905 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py
@@ -1966,7 +1966,7 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
                 url = url_or_none(fmt.get('url'))
 
                 if not url:
-                    cipher = fmt.get('cipher')
+                    cipher = fmt.get('cipher') or fmt.get('signatureCipher')
                     if not cipher:
                         continue
                     url_data = compat_parse_qs(cipher)