diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/extractors.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/extractors.py
index 8862c0d78..9d776ff45 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/extractors.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/extractors.py
@@ -1497,7 +1497,7 @@ from .zattoo import (
     QuantumTVIE,
     QuicklineIE,
     QuicklineLiveIE,
-    SaltIE,
+    SaltTVIE,
     SAKTVIE,
     VTXTVIE,
     WalyTVIE,
diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/zattoo.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/zattoo.py
index dda0d048a..ee514666b 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/zattoo.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/zattoo.py
@@ -422,8 +422,8 @@ class EinsUndEinsTVIE(ZattooIE):
     }]
 
 
-class SaltIE(ZattooIE):
-    _NETRC_MACHINE = 'salt'
+class SaltTVIE(ZattooIE):
+    _NETRC_MACHINE = 'salttv'
     _HOST = 'tv.salt.ch'
     _VALID_URL = _make_valid_url(ZattooIE._VALID_URL_TEMPLATE, _HOST)