diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/vimeo.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/vimeo.py
index 9027f9dd6..398ca67c1 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/vimeo.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/vimeo.py
@@ -223,6 +223,8 @@ class VimeoIE(VimeoBaseInfoExtractor):
         orig_url = url
         if mobj.group('pro') or mobj.group('player'):
             url = 'https://player.vimeo.com/video/' + video_id
+        else:
+            url = 'https://vimeo.com/' + video_id
 
         # Retrieve video webpage to extract further information
         request = compat_urllib_request.Request(url, None, headers)