diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/canvas.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/canvas.py
index 65d65d52e18..8b76a0200ca 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/canvas.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/canvas.py
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ def _real_extract(self, url):
 
 class VrtNUIE(GigyaBaseIE):
     IE_DESC = 'VrtNU.be'
-    _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:www\.)?vrt\.be/(?P<site_id>vrtnu)/(?:[^/]+/)*(?P<id>[^/?#&]+)'
+    _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:www\.)?vrt\.be/vrtnu/a-z/(?:[^/]+/){2}(?P<id>[^/?#&]+)'
     _TESTS = [{
         # Available via old API endpoint
         'url': 'https://www.vrt.be/vrtnu/a-z/postbus-x/1989/postbus-x-s1989a1/',