diff --git a/youtube_dl/FileDownloader.py b/youtube_dl/FileDownloader.py
index 14e872a98a..793fc3daf3 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/FileDownloader.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/FileDownloader.py
@@ -475,6 +475,7 @@ def download(self, url_list):
 				videos = ie.extract(url)
 				for video in videos or []:
 					try:
+						video['provider'] = ie.IE_NAME
 						self.increment_downloads()
 						self.process_info(video)
 					except UnavailableVideoError: