diff --git a/youtube_dl/FileDownloader.py b/youtube_dl/FileDownloader.py
index 793fc3daf..38c6a519a 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/FileDownloader.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/FileDownloader.py
@@ -474,8 +474,8 @@ class FileDownloader(object):
 				# Extract information from URL and process it
 				videos = ie.extract(url)
 				for video in videos or []:
+					video['extractor'] = ie.IE_NAME
 					try:
-						video['provider'] = ie.IE_NAME
 						self.increment_downloads()
 						self.process_info(video)
 					except UnavailableVideoError: