diff --git a/gallery_dl/extractor/reddit.py b/gallery_dl/extractor/reddit.py
index 4a15eff3..7af8d322 100644
--- a/gallery_dl/extractor/reddit.py
+++ b/gallery_dl/extractor/reddit.py
@@ -115,6 +115,9 @@ class RedditExtractor(Extractor):
                         continue
                     if url[0] == "/":
                         url = "https://www.reddit.com" + url
+                    if url.startswith(
+                            "https://www.reddit.com/message/compose"):
+                        continue
 
                     match = match_submission(url)
                     if match: