diff --git a/youtube-dl b/youtube-dl
index 3a37fae2e..4449e7301 100755
--- a/youtube-dl
+++ b/youtube-dl
@@ -2712,8 +2712,9 @@ class FacebookIE(InfoExtractor):
 	_VALID_URL = r'^(?:https?://)?(?:\w+\.)?facebook\.com/video/video\.php\?(?:.*?)v=(?P<ID>\d+)(?:.*)'
 	_LOGIN_URL = 'https://login.facebook.com/login.php?m&next=http%3A%2F%2Fm.facebook.com%2Fhome.php&'
 	_NETRC_MACHINE = 'facebook'
-	_available_formats = ['highqual', 'lowqual']
+	_available_formats = ['video', 'highqual', 'lowqual']
 	_video_extensions = {
+		'video': 'mp4',
 		'highqual': 'mp4',
 		'lowqual': 'mp4',
 	}