diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/vimeo.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/vimeo.py
index 6f1a99bf5..47ec0a9b4 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/vimeo.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/vimeo.py
@@ -673,8 +673,8 @@ class VimeoIE(VimeoBaseInfoExtractor):
             raise
 
         if '//player.vimeo.com/video/' in url:
-            config = self._parse_json(self._search_regex(
-                r'(?s)\b(?:playerC|c)onfig\s*=\s*({.+?})\s*(?:;|\n|\<\/script\>)', webpage, 'info section'), video_id)
+            config = self._search_json(
+                r'\b(?:playerC|c)onfig\s*=', webpage, 'info section', video_id)
             if config.get('view') == 4:
                 config = self._verify_player_video_password(
                     redirect_url, video_id, headers)