diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/bbc.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/bbc.py
index 8a2ed0ab68..f0de076199 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/bbc.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/bbc.py
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ def _process_media_selector(self, media_selection, programme_id):
                                 'acodec': encoding,
                                 'vcodec': 'none',
                             })
-                        if protocol == 'http':
+                        if protocol in ('http', 'https'):
                             # Direct link
                             fmt.update({
                                 'url': href,