diff --git a/compiler/rustc_driver/src/lib.rs b/compiler/rustc_driver/src/lib.rs
index 05c7e11cbc29a..9a57ec991444a 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_driver/src/lib.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_driver/src/lib.rs
@@ -1259,7 +1259,7 @@ pub fn init_env_logger(env: &str) {
     };
 
     let filter = match std::env::var(env) {
-        Ok(env) => EnvFilter::from_env(env),
+        Ok(env) => EnvFilter::new(env),
         _ => EnvFilter::default().add_directive(filter::Directive::from(LevelFilter::WARN)),
     };