diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py
index a7324af5cf..17d00721ca 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py
@@ -843,7 +843,7 @@ def _hidden_inputs(html):
for input in re.findall(r'(?i)]+)>', html):
if not re.search(r'type=(["\'])(?:hidden|submit)\1', input):
continue
- name = re.search(r'name=(["\'])(?P.+?)\1', input)
+ name = re.search(r'(?:name|id)=(["\'])(?P.+?)\1', input)
if not name:
continue
value = re.search(r'value=(["\'])(?P.*?)\1', input)