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-rw-r--r--youtube_dl/downloader/__init__.py3
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diff --git a/youtube_dl/downloader/__init__.py b/youtube_dl/downloader/__init__.py
index d8f2fa342..d701d6292 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/downloader/__init__.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/downloader/__init__.py
@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@ def _get_suitable_downloader(info_dict, params={}):
         ed = get_external_downloader(external_downloader)
         if ed.can_download(info_dict):
             return ed
+        # Avoid using unwanted args since external_downloader was rejected
+        if params.get('external_downloader_args'):
+            params['external_downloader_args'] = None
 
     protocol = info_dict['protocol']
     if protocol.startswith('m3u8') and info_dict.get('is_live'):