diff --git a/yt_dlp/YoutubeDL.py b/yt_dlp/YoutubeDL.py
index 25c35dc53..b1d009280 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/YoutubeDL.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/YoutubeDL.py
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ from .utils import (
     EntryNotInPlaylist,
     ExistingVideoReached,
     ExtractorError,
+    FormatSorter,
     GeoRestrictedError,
     HEADRequest,
     ISO3166Utils,
@@ -2461,6 +2462,18 @@ class YoutubeDL:
         if err:
             self.report_error(err, tb=False)
 
+    def sort_formats(self, info_dict):
+        formats = self._get_formats(info_dict)
+        if not formats:
+            return
+        # Backward compatibility with InfoExtractor._sort_formats
+        field_preference = formats[0].pop('__sort_fields', None)
+        if field_preference:
+            info_dict['_format_sort_fields'] = field_preference
+
+        formats.sort(key=FormatSorter(
+            self, info_dict.get('_format_sort_fields', [])).calculate_preference)
+
     def process_video_result(self, info_dict, download=True):
         assert info_dict.get('_type', 'video') == 'video'
         self._num_videos += 1
@@ -2546,6 +2559,7 @@ class YoutubeDL:
         info_dict['requested_subtitles'] = self.process_subtitles(
             info_dict['id'], subtitles, automatic_captions)
 
+        self.sort_formats(info_dict)
         formats = self._get_formats(info_dict)
 
         # or None ensures --clean-infojson removes it
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/common.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/common.py
index e71016c3a..3701fe6b3 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/common.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/common.py
@@ -344,6 +344,7 @@ class InfoExtractor:
                     'unlisted' or 'public'. Use 'InfoExtractor._availability'
                     to set it
     _old_archive_ids: A list of old archive ids needed for backward compatibility
+    _format_sort_fields: A list of fields to use for sorting formats
     __post_extractor: A function to be called just before the metadata is
                     written to either disk, logger or console. The function
                     must return a dict which will be added to the info_dict.
@@ -1698,9 +1699,8 @@ class InfoExtractor:
         return FormatSort
 
     def _sort_formats(self, formats, field_preference=[]):
-        if not formats:
-            return
-        formats.sort(key=FormatSorter(self._downloader, field_preference).calculate_preference)
+        if formats and field_preference:
+            formats[0]['__sort_fields'] = field_preference
 
     def _check_formats(self, formats, video_id):
         if formats: