diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/__init__.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/__init__.py
index afd3d05ac8..db7f3874bd 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/__init__.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/__init__.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ if not os.environ.get('YTDLP_NO_LAZY_EXTRACTORS'):
         _LAZY_LOADER = True
 
 if not _LAZY_LOADER:
-    from .extractors import *  # noqa: F403
+    from ._extractors import *  # noqa: F403
     _ALL_CLASSES = [  # noqa: F811
         klass
         for name, klass in globals().items()
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/extractors.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/_extractors.py
similarity index 100%
rename from yt_dlp/extractor/extractors.py
rename to yt_dlp/extractor/_extractors.py