diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 825a6bfa2cce9..318cee83f2d45 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/pingcap/failpoint v0.0.0-20210316064728-7acb0f0a3dfd
 	github.com/pingcap/fn v0.0.0-20200306044125-d5540d389059
 	github.com/pingcap/kvproto v0.0.0-20220428033740-e4924274acd8
-	github.com/pingcap/log v0.0.0-20210906054005-afc726e70354
+	github.com/pingcap/log v1.1.1-0.20221116035753-734d527bc87c
 	github.com/pingcap/sysutil v0.0.0-20211208032423-041a72e5860d
 	github.com/pingcap/tidb-tools v5.2.2-0.20211019062242-37a8bef2fa17+incompatible
 	github.com/pingcap/tidb/parser v0.0.0-20211011031125-9b13dc409c5e
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 9e05d46c05c4e..b6e3380aa6d03 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -650,8 +650,8 @@ 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 v0.0.0-20210317133921-96f4fcab92a4/go.mod h1:4rbK1p9ILyIfb6hU7OG2CiWSqMXnp3JMbiaVJ6mvoY8=
 github.com/pingcap/log v0.0.0-20210625125904-98ed8e2eb1c7/go.mod h1:8AanEdAHATuRurdGxZXBz0At+9avep+ub7U1AGYLIMM=
-github.com/pingcap/log v0.0.0-20210906054005-afc726e70354 h1:SvWCbCPh1YeHd9yQLksvJYAgft6wLTY1aNG81tpyscQ=
-github.com/pingcap/log v0.0.0-20210906054005-afc726e70354/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 v0.0.0-20210315073920-cc0985d983a3/go.mod h1:tckvA041UWP+NqYzrJ3fMgC/Hw9wnmQ/tUkp/JaHly8=
 github.com/pingcap/sysutil v0.0.0-20210730114356-fcd8a63f68c5/go.mod h1:XsOaV712rUk63aOEKYP9PhXTIE3FMNHmC2r1wX5wElY=
 github.com/pingcap/sysutil v0.0.0-20211208032423-041a72e5860d h1:k3/APKZjXOyJrFy8VyYwRlZhMelpD3qBLJNsw3bPl/g=
diff --git a/util/logutil/log.go b/util/logutil/log.go
index a9e7efa6a0b78..6b47990126e91 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.
@@ -218,9 +211,11 @@ func WithTraceLogger(ctx context.Context, connID uint64) context.Context {
 }
 
 func wrapTraceLogger(ctx context.Context, connID uint64, logger *zap.Logger) *zap.Logger {
+	// err must be nil
+	enc, _ := log.NewTextEncoder(&log.Config{})
 	return logger.WithOptions(zap.WrapCore(func(core zapcore.Core) zapcore.Core {
 		tl := &traceLog{ctx: ctx}
-		traceCore := log.NewTextCore(log.NewTextEncoder(&log.Config{}), tl, tl).
+		traceCore := log.NewTextCore(enc, tl, tl).
 			With([]zapcore.Field{zap.Uint64("conn", connID)})
 		return zapcore.NewTee(traceCore, core)
 	}))
diff --git a/util/logutil/log_test.go b/util/logutil/log_test.go
index 69eb731dee8c6..acaa98c7f3352 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.Nil(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.Nil(t, err)
-	require.Equal(t, newP.Level.Level(), zap.DebugLevel)
-}
-
 func TestSlowQueryLoggerCreation(t *testing.T) {
 	level := "Error"
 	conf := NewLogConfig(level, DefaultLogFormat, "", EmptyFileLogConfig, false)