diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/reddit.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/reddit.py
index 53b1c967e..8372925be 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/reddit.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/reddit.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ class RedditIE(InfoExtractor):
 
 
 class RedditRIE(InfoExtractor):
-    _VALID_URL = r'(?P<url>https?://(?:www\.)?reddit\.com/r/[^/]+/comments/(?P<id>[^/?#&]+))'
+    _VALID_URL = r'(?P<url>https?://(?:(?:www|old)\.)?reddit\.com/r/[^/]+/comments/(?P<id>[^/?#&]+))'
     _TESTS = [{
         'url': 'https://www.reddit.com/r/videos/comments/6rrwyj/that_small_heart_attack/',
         'info_dict': {
@@ -74,6 +74,10 @@ class RedditRIE(InfoExtractor):
         # imgur
         'url': 'https://www.reddit.com/r/MadeMeSmile/comments/6t7wi5/wait_for_it/',
         'only_matching': True,
+    }, {
+        # imgur @ old reddit
+        'url': 'https://old.reddit.com/r/MadeMeSmile/comments/6t7wi5/wait_for_it/',
+        'only_matching': True,
     }, {
         # streamable
         'url': 'https://www.reddit.com/r/videos/comments/6t7sg9/comedians_hilarious_joke_about_the_guam_flag/',