diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/extractors.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/extractors.py
index f05f7f25b..5424fed84 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/extractors.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/extractors.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 if not os.environ.get('YTDLP_NO_LAZY_EXTRACTORS'):
     try:
         from .lazy_extractors import _CLASS_LOOKUP
-        LAZY_EXTRACTORS = True
+        LAZY_EXTRACTORS.value = True
     except ImportError:
         LAZY_EXTRACTORS = False