diff --git a/youtube_dl/downloader/external.py b/youtube_dl/downloader/external.py
index fcb956e6ca..4e299b4ee1 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/downloader/external.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/downloader/external.py
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ class HttpieFD(ExternalFD):
 class FFmpegFD(ExternalFD):
     @classmethod
     def supports(cls, info_dict):
-        return info_dict['protocol'] in ('http', 'https', 'ftp', 'ftps', 'm3u8', 'rtsp', 'rtmp', 'mms')
+        return info_dict['protocol'] in ('http', 'https', 'ftp', 'ftps', 'm3u8', 'rtsp', 'rtmp', 'mms') and not info_dict.get('requested_formats')
 
     @classmethod
     def available(cls):