diff --git a/gallery_dl/extractor/common.py b/gallery_dl/extractor/common.py
index 204a93c7f1..aa2956e3a3 100644
--- a/gallery_dl/extractor/common.py
+++ b/gallery_dl/extractor/common.py
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ def __init__(self, match):
             self._retries = float("inf")
 
         self._additional_adapter_options = 0
-        if self.config("disabletls12"):
+        if self.config("disabletls12") or self.disabletls12:
             self._additional_adapter_options |= ssl.OP_NO_TLSv1_2
             self.log.info("TLS 1.2 disabled.")
 
diff --git a/gallery_dl/extractor/patreon.py b/gallery_dl/extractor/patreon.py
index a7e0ff12cc..83005248a0 100644
--- a/gallery_dl/extractor/patreon.py
+++ b/gallery_dl/extractor/patreon.py
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ class PatreonExtractor(Extractor):
     archive_fmt = "{id}_{num}"
     browser = "firefox"
     _warning = True
+    disabletls12 = True
 
     def items(self):