diff --git a/youtube-dl b/youtube-dl
index 046b3fd66..c3bce1d4c 100755
--- a/youtube-dl
+++ b/youtube-dl
@@ -684,7 +684,7 @@ class YoutubeIE(InfoExtractor):
 	"""Information extractor for youtube.com."""
 
 	_VALID_URL = r'^((?:http://)?(?:youtu\.be/|(?:\w+\.)?youtube\.com/(?:(?:v/)|(?:(?:watch(?:_popup)?(?:\.php)?)?[\?#](?:.+&)?v=))))?([0-9A-Za-z_-]+)(?(1).+)?$'
-	_LANG_URL = r'http://uk.youtube.com/?hl=en&persist_hl=1&gl=US&persist_gl=1&opt_out_ackd=1'
+	_LANG_URL = r'http://www.youtube.com/?hl=en&persist_hl=1&gl=US&persist_gl=1&opt_out_ackd=1'
 	_LOGIN_URL = 'http://www.youtube.com/signup?next=/&gl=US&hl=en'
 	_AGE_URL = 'http://www.youtube.com/verify_age?next_url=/&gl=US&hl=en'
 	_NETRC_MACHINE = 'youtube'