diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 8923ce34c8a66..39f37fd88565f 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/pingcap/failpoint v0.0.0-20220423142525-ae43b7f4e5c3
 	github.com/pingcap/fn v0.0.0-20200306044125-d5540d389059
 	github.com/pingcap/kvproto v0.0.0-20220517085838-12e2f5a9d167
-	github.com/pingcap/log v1.1.0
+	github.com/pingcap/log v1.1.1-0.20221116035753-734d527bc87c
 	github.com/pingcap/sysutil v0.0.0-20220114020952-ea68d2dbf5b4
 	github.com/pingcap/tidb/parser v0.0.0-20211011031125-9b13dc409c5e
 	github.com/pingcap/tipb v0.0.0-20220314125451-bfb5c2c55188
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index ae9fdba2bb04f..c677fbec891d0 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -643,8 +643,8 @@ github.com/pingcap/log v0.0.0-20191012051959-b742a5d432e9/go.mod h1:4rbK1p9ILyIf
 github.com/pingcap/log v0.0.0-20200511115504-543df19646ad/go.mod h1:4rbK1p9ILyIfb6hU7OG2CiWSqMXnp3JMbiaVJ6mvoY8=
 github.com/pingcap/log v0.0.0-20210625125904-98ed8e2eb1c7/go.mod h1:8AanEdAHATuRurdGxZXBz0At+9avep+ub7U1AGYLIMM=
 github.com/pingcap/log v0.0.0-20211215031037-e024ba4eb0ee/go.mod h1:DWQW5jICDR7UJh4HtxXSM20Churx4CQL0fwL/SoOSA4=
-github.com/pingcap/log v1.1.0 h1:ELiPxACz7vdo1qAvvaWJg1NrYFoY6gqAh/+Uo6aXdD8=
-github.com/pingcap/log v1.1.0/go.mod h1:DWQW5jICDR7UJh4HtxXSM20Churx4CQL0fwL/SoOSA4=
+github.com/pingcap/log v1.1.1-0.20221116035753-734d527bc87c h1:crhkw6DD+07Bg1wYhW5Piw+kYNKZqFQqfC2puUf6gMI=
+github.com/pingcap/log v1.1.1-0.20221116035753-734d527bc87c/go.mod h1:DWQW5jICDR7UJh4HtxXSM20Churx4CQL0fwL/SoOSA4=
 github.com/pingcap/sysutil v0.0.0-20220114020952-ea68d2dbf5b4 h1:HYbcxtnkN3s5tqrZ/z3eJS4j3Db8wMphEm1q10lY/TM=
 github.com/pingcap/sysutil v0.0.0-20220114020952-ea68d2dbf5b4/go.mod h1:sDCsM39cGiv2vwunZkaFA917vVkqDTGSPbbV7z4Oops=
 github.com/pingcap/tipb v0.0.0-20220314125451-bfb5c2c55188 h1:+46isFI9fR9R+nJVDMI55tCC/TCwp+bvVA4HLGEv1rY=
diff --git a/util/logutil/log.go b/util/logutil/log.go
index 138b989a35962..132dd104a61d2 100644
--- a/util/logutil/log.go
+++ b/util/logutil/log.go
@@ -111,37 +111,30 @@ func InitLogger(cfg *LogConfig) error {
 		return errors.Trace(err)
 	}
 
-	_, _, err = initGRPCLogger(cfg)
-	if err != nil {
-		return errors.Trace(err)
-	}
-
+	initGRPCLogger(gl)
 	return nil
 }
 
-func initGRPCLogger(cfg *LogConfig) (*zap.Logger, *log.ZapProperties, error) {
-	// Copy Config struct by assignment.
-	config := cfg.Config
-	var l *zap.Logger
-	var err error
-	var prop *log.ZapProperties
+func initGRPCLogger(gl *zap.Logger) {
+	level := zapcore.ErrorLevel
+	verbosity := 0
 	if len(os.Getenv("GRPC_DEBUG")) > 0 {
-		config.Level = "debug"
-		l, prop, err = log.InitLogger(&config, zap.AddStacktrace(zapcore.FatalLevel))
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, nil, errors.Trace(err)
-		}
-		gzap.ReplaceGrpcLoggerV2WithVerbosity(l, 999)
-	} else {
-		config.Level = "error"
-		l, prop, err = log.InitLogger(&config, zap.AddStacktrace(zapcore.FatalLevel))
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, nil, errors.Trace(err)
-		}
-		gzap.ReplaceGrpcLoggerV2(l)
+		verbosity = 999
+		level = zapcore.DebugLevel
 	}
 
-	return l, prop, nil
+	newgl := gl.WithOptions(zap.WrapCore(func(core zapcore.Core) zapcore.Core {
+		oldcore, ok := core.(*log.TextIOCore)
+		if !ok {
+			return oldcore
+		}
+		newcore := oldcore.Clone()
+		leveler := zap.NewAtomicLevel()
+		leveler.SetLevel(level)
+		newcore.LevelEnabler = leveler
+		return newcore
+	}))
+	gzap.ReplaceGrpcLoggerV2WithVerbosity(newgl, verbosity)
 }
 
 // ReplaceLogger replace global logger instance with given log config.
diff --git a/util/logutil/log_test.go b/util/logutil/log_test.go
index d059204973678..57a7786c0e530 100644
--- a/util/logutil/log_test.go
+++ b/util/logutil/log_test.go
@@ -100,21 +100,6 @@ func TestSetLevel(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Equal(t, zap.DebugLevel, log.GetLevel())
 }
 
-func TestGrpcLoggerCreation(t *testing.T) {
-	level := "info"
-	conf := NewLogConfig(level, DefaultLogFormat, "", EmptyFileLogConfig, false)
-	_, p, err := initGRPCLogger(conf)
-	// assert after init grpc logger, the original conf is not changed
-	require.Equal(t, conf.Level, level)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.Equal(t, p.Level.Level(), zap.ErrorLevel)
-	os.Setenv("GRPC_DEBUG", "1")
-	defer os.Unsetenv("GRPC_DEBUG")
-	_, newP, err := initGRPCLogger(conf)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.Equal(t, newP.Level.Level(), zap.DebugLevel)
-}
-
 func TestSlowQueryLoggerCreation(t *testing.T) {
 	level := "Error"
 	conf := NewLogConfig(level, DefaultLogFormat, "", EmptyFileLogConfig, false)