diff --git a/yt_dlp/YoutubeDL.py b/yt_dlp/YoutubeDL.py
index 9057824be..f7fc828ef 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/YoutubeDL.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/YoutubeDL.py
@@ -2231,7 +2231,7 @@ def is_wellformed(f):
         if self.params.get('list_thumbnails'):
             self.list_thumbnails(info_dict)
         if self.params.get('listformats'):
-            if not info_dict.get('formats'):
+            if not info_dict.get('formats') and not info_dict.get('url'):
                 raise ExtractorError('No video formats found', expected=True)
             self.list_formats(info_dict)
         if self.params.get('listsubtitles'):