diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/francetv.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/francetv.py
index 9e2a938716..1b0e8e5d59 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/francetv.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/francetv.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ def _extract_video(self, video_id):
         manifest_url = info.find('videos/video/url').text
         manifest_url = manifest_url.replace('/z/', '/i/')
         
-        if url.startswith('rtmp'):
+        if manifest_url.startswith('rtmp'):
             formats = [{'url': manifest_url, 'ext': 'flv'}]
         else:
             formats = []