diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/comcarcoff.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/comcarcoff.py
index 67724139c8..a2211ee449 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/comcarcoff.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/comcarcoff.py
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 # encoding: utf-8
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
 import json
 
 from .common import InfoExtractor