diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/aljazeera.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/aljazeera.py
index 380d429d6f..612708e257 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/aljazeera.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/aljazeera.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
 from .common import InfoExtractor