diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/udemy.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/udemy.py
index da2d542ec..100db4dd0 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/udemy.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/udemy.py
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ class UdemyIE(InfoExtractor):
                         'height': height,
                     })
 
-        self._sort_formats(formats)
+        self._sort_formats(formats, field_preference=('height', 'width', 'tbr', 'format_id'))
 
         return {
             'id': video_id,