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diff --git a/youtube_dl/utils.py b/youtube_dl/utils.py
index d4938ec36..1d3401bc2 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/utils.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/utils.py
@@ -305,6 +305,7 @@ def sanitize_filename(s, restricted=False, is_id=False):
result = result[2:]
if result.startswith('-'):
result = '_' + result[len('-'):]
+ result = result.lstrip('.')
if not result:
result = '_'
return result