diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py
index 16ae4b98f..e2ace827f 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py
@@ -724,16 +724,18 @@ class InfoExtractor(object):
@staticmethod
def _hidden_inputs(html):
- return dict([
- (input.group('name'), input.group('value')) for input in re.finditer(
- r'''(?x)
- ["\'])hidden(?P=q_hidden)\s+
- name=(?P["\'])(?P.+?)(?P=q_name)\s+
- (?:id=(?P["\']).+?(?P=q_id)\s+)?
- value=(?P["\'])(?P.*?)(?P=q_value)
- ''', html)
- ])
+ hidden_inputs = {}
+ for input in re.findall(r']+)>', html):
+ if not re.search(r'type=(["\'])hidden\1', input):
+ continue
+ name = re.search(r'name=(["\'])(?P.+?)\1', input)
+ if not name:
+ continue
+ value = re.search(r'value=(["\'])(?P.*?)\1', input)
+ if not value:
+ continue
+ hidden_inputs[name.group('value')] = value.group('value')
+ return hidden_inputs
def _form_hidden_inputs(self, form_id, html):
form = self._search_regex(