diff --git a/youtube_dl/aes.py b/youtube_dl/aes.py
index 7817adcfd..a01c367de 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/aes.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/aes.py
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ def aes_decrypt_text(data, password, key_size_bytes):
     nonce = data[:NONCE_LENGTH_BYTES]
     cipher = data[NONCE_LENGTH_BYTES:]
 
-    class Counter:
+    class Counter(object):
         __value = nonce + [0] * (BLOCK_SIZE_BYTES - NONCE_LENGTH_BYTES)
 
         def next_value(self):