diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/youtube/_tab.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/youtube/_tab.py
index e1341bd23..122300e60 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/youtube/_tab.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/youtube/_tab.py
@@ -2331,7 +2331,7 @@ class YoutubePlaylistIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
     def suitable(cls, url):
         if YoutubeTabIE.suitable(url):
             return False
-        from ...utils import parse_qs
+        from yt_dlp.utils import parse_qs
         qs = parse_qs(url)
         if qs.get('v', [None])[0]:
             return False
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/youtube/_video.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/youtube/_video.py
index 4d4683155..2b9b89700 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/youtube/_video.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/youtube/_video.py
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
 
     @classmethod
     def suitable(cls, url):
-        from ...utils import parse_qs
+        from yt_dlp.utils import parse_qs
 
         qs = parse_qs(url)
         if qs.get('list', [None])[0]: