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diff --git a/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py b/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py
index 04771c637..adeef23af 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py
@@ -688,7 +688,12 @@ class YoutubeDL(object):
ext_ord)
formats = sorted(formats, key=_free_formats_key)
- info_dict['formats'] = formats
+ if formats[0] is not info_dict:
+ # only set the 'formats' fields if the original info_dict list them
+ # otherwise we end up with a circular reference, the first (and unique)
+ # element in the 'formats' field in info_dict is info_dict itself,
+ # wich can't be exported to json
+ info_dict['formats'] = formats
if self.params.get('listformats', None):
self.list_formats(info_dict)
return