diff --git a/CHANGELOG.next.asciidoc b/CHANGELOG.next.asciidoc
index dd8389b6c35..a3fba8f8ed1 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.next.asciidoc
+++ b/CHANGELOG.next.asciidoc
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ https://github.com/elastic/beats/compare/v7.0.0-alpha2...master[Check the HEAD d
 - Fix ILM policy always being overwritten. {pull}11671[11671]
 - Fix template always being overwritten. {pull}11671[11671]
 - Fix matching of string arrays in contains condition. {pull}11691[11691]
+- Fix initialization of the TCP input logger. {pull}11605[11605]
 
 *Auditbeat*
 
diff --git a/filebeat/input/tcp/input.go b/filebeat/input/tcp/input.go
index adaedc30186..90f0cf4f691 100644
--- a/filebeat/input/tcp/input.go
+++ b/filebeat/input/tcp/input.go
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ func NewInput(
 		started: false,
 		outlet:  out,
 		config:  &config,
-		log:     logp.NewLogger("tcp input").With(config.Config.Host),
+		log:     logp.NewLogger("tcp input").With("address", config.Config.Host),
 	}, nil
 }