diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/pornhub.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/pornhub.py
index 23e24d216..8c63cf9b5 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/pornhub.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/pornhub.py
@@ -115,6 +115,9 @@ class PornHubIE(InfoExtractor):
     def _real_extract(self, url):
         video_id = self._match_id(url)
 
+        # playlist loading can lead to cookies here, interferring with platform settings
+        self._downloader.cookiejar.clear('.pornhub.com')
+
         self._set_cookie('pornhub.com', 'age_verified', '1')
 
         def dl_webpage(platform):