diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/rutube.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/rutube.py
index 889fa7628..a0c84133b 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/rutube.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/rutube.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ from ..utils import (
 class RutubeIE(InfoExtractor):
     IE_NAME = 'rutube'
     IE_DESC = 'Rutube videos'
-    _VALID_URL = r'https?://rutube\.ru/(?:video|(?:play/)?embed)/(?P<id>[\da-z]{32})'
+    _VALID_URL = r'https?://rutube\.ru/(?:video|(?:play/)?embed)/(?P<id>[\da-z]{32})(/)?$'
 
     _TESTS = [{
         'url': 'http://rutube.ru/video/3eac3b4561676c17df9132a9a1e62e3e/',