diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/vevo.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/vevo.py
index ea34a8f16..eada13ce9 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/vevo.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/vevo.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ class VevoIE(InfoExtractor):
     (currently used by MTVIE)
     """
     _VALID_URL = r'''(?x)
-        (?:https?://www\.vevo\.com/watch/(?:[^/]+/[^/]+/)?|
+        (?:https?://www\.vevo\.com/watch/(?:[^/]+/(?:[^/]+/)?)?|
            https?://cache\.vevo\.com/m/html/embed\.html\?video=|
            https?://videoplayer\.vevo\.com/embed/embedded\?videoId=|
            vevo:)