diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/youtube/_video.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/youtube/_video.py
index fc1f087ac..5968edc60 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/youtube/_video.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/youtube/_video.py
@@ -4056,6 +4056,7 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
                     'ext': fmt,
                     'url': urljoin('https://www.youtube.com', update_url_query(base_url, query)),
                     'name': sub_name,
+                    'impersonate': True,
                     STREAMING_DATA_CLIENT_NAME: client_name,
                 })