diff --git a/player/lua/ytdl_hook.lua b/player/lua/ytdl_hook.lua
index 5a2f25e9d7..a99992025c 100644
--- a/player/lua/ytdl_hook.lua
+++ b/player/lua/ytdl_hook.lua
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ end
 
 local function exec(args)
     return mp.command_native({
-        name = "subprocess",
+        _name = "subprocess",
         args = args,
         capture_stdout = true,
         capture_stderr = true,