diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/linkedin.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/linkedin.py
index 66e679762e..606d0b761b 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/linkedin.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/linkedin.py
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ class LinkedInLearningCourseIE(LinkedInLearningBaseIE):
             course_data.get('description'))
 
 
-class LinkedInEventsIE(InfoExtractor):
+class LinkedInEventsIE(LinkedInBaseIE):
     IE_NAME = 'linkedin:events'
     _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:www\.)?linkedin\.com/events/(?P<id>[\w-]+)'
     _TESTS = [{
@@ -307,6 +307,10 @@ class LinkedInEventsIE(InfoExtractor):
         },
     }]
 
+    def _real_initialize(self):
+        if not self._get_cookies('https://www.linkedin.com/').get('li_at'):
+            self.raise_login_required()
+
     def _real_extract(self, url):
         event_id = self._match_id(url)
         webpage = self._download_webpage(url, event_id)