diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/commonmistakes.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/commonmistakes.py
index d3ed4a9a41..79f7a9cd11 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/commonmistakes.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/commonmistakes.py
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
+import sys
+
 from .common import InfoExtractor
 from ..utils import ExtractorError
 
@@ -33,7 +35,9 @@ class UnicodeBOMIE(InfoExtractor):
         IE_DESC = False
         _VALID_URL = r'(?P<bom>\ufeff)(?P<id>.*)$'
 
-        _TESTS = [{
+        # Disable test for python 3.2 since BOM is broken in re in this version
+        # (see https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl/issues/9751)
+        _TESTS = [] if (3, 0) < sys.version_info <= (3, 3) else [{
             'url': '\ufeffhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaW_jenozKc',
             'only_matching': True,
         }]