diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/sbs.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/sbs.py
index 0e623ff7b..818103f6c 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/sbs.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/sbs.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ from ..utils import (
 class SBSIE(InfoExtractor):
     IE_DESC = 'sbs.com.au'
     _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:www\.)?sbs\.com\.au/(?:ondemand|news)/video/(?:single/)?(?P<id>[0-9]+)'
+    _GEO_COUNTRIES = ['AU']
 
     _TESTS = [{
         # Original URL is handled by the generic IE which finds the iframe: