diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/generic.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/generic.py
index bc7c21f7a3..6a34c2491e 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/generic.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/generic.py
@@ -1693,7 +1693,7 @@ class GenericIE(InfoExtractor):
                 continue
 
             entries.append({
-                '_type': 'url',
+                '_type': 'url_transparent',
                 'url': next_url,
                 'title': it.find('title').text,
             })