diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/jwplatform.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/jwplatform.py
index cdc095a79a..29eba77fc3 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/jwplatform.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/jwplatform.py
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ def _real_extract(self, url):
             source_url = self._proto_relative_url(source['file'])
             source_type = source.get('type') or ''
             if source_type == 'application/vnd.apple.mpegurl':
-                m3u8_formats = self._extract_m3u8_formats(source_url, video_id, 'mp4', 'm3u8_native', fatal=None)
+                m3u8_formats = self._extract_m3u8_formats(source_url, video_id, 'mp4', 'm3u8_native', fatal=False)
                 if m3u8_formats:
                     formats.extend(m3u8_formats)
             elif source_type.startswith('audio'):