diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a03228b0e..2cfeb7841 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -150,7 +150,6 @@ yt-dlp.tar.gz: all
 		--exclude '__pycache__' \
 		--exclude '.pytest_cache' \
 		--exclude '.git' \
-		--exclude '__pyinstaller' \
 		-- \
 		README.md supportedsites.md Changelog.md LICENSE \
 		CONTRIBUTING.md Collaborators.md CONTRIBUTORS AUTHORS \
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 5ef013279..0c9c5fc01 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -94,7 +94,6 @@ include = [
     "/setup.cfg",
     "/supportedsites.md",
 ]
-exclude = ["/yt_dlp/__pyinstaller"]
 artifacts = [
     "/yt_dlp/extractor/lazy_extractors.py",
     "/completions",
@@ -105,7 +104,6 @@ artifacts = [
 
 [tool.hatch.build.targets.wheel]
 packages = ["yt_dlp"]
-exclude = ["/yt_dlp/__pyinstaller"]
 artifacts = ["/yt_dlp/extractor/lazy_extractors.py"]
 
 [tool.hatch.build.targets.wheel.shared-data]
diff --git a/yt_dlp/__pyinstaller/hook-yt_dlp.py b/yt_dlp/__pyinstaller/hook-yt_dlp.py
index 20f037d32..bc843717c 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/__pyinstaller/hook-yt_dlp.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/__pyinstaller/hook-yt_dlp.py
@@ -31,4 +31,4 @@ def get_hidden_imports():
 hiddenimports = list(get_hidden_imports())
 print(f'Adding imports: {hiddenimports}')
 
-excludedimports = ['youtube_dl', 'youtube_dlc', 'test', 'ytdlp_plugins', 'devscripts']
+excludedimports = ['youtube_dl', 'youtube_dlc', 'test', 'ytdlp_plugins', 'devscripts', 'bundle']