diff --git a/yt_dlp/options.py b/yt_dlp/options.py
index 5549e1302..ed72deb2d 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/options.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/options.py
@@ -423,9 +423,7 @@ def _alias_callback(option, opt_str, value, parser, opts, nargs):
             'Use "default" to search the default plugin directories (default)'))
     general.add_option(
         '--no-plugin-dirs',
-        dest='plugin_dirs',
-        action='store_const',
-        const=[],
+        dest='plugin_dirs', action='store_const', const=[],
         help='Clear plugin directories to search, including defaults and those provided by previous --plugin-dirs')
     general.add_option(
         '--flat-playlist',