diff --git a/changelog/29917.txt b/changelog/29917.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fd51133280
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/29917.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+```release-note:bug
+core: Fix a bug that prevents certain loggers from writing to a log file.
+```
diff --git a/command/server.go b/command/server.go
index 20abe21554..581306afb3 100644
--- a/command/server.go
+++ b/command/server.go
@@ -420,9 +420,7 @@ func (c *ServerCommand) AutocompleteFlags() complete.Flags {
 }
 
 func (c *ServerCommand) flushLog() {
-	c.logger.(hclog.OutputResettable).ResetOutputWithFlush(&hclog.LoggerOptions{
-		Output: c.logWriter,
-	}, c.logGate)
+	c.logGate.Flush()
 }
 
 func (c *ServerCommand) parseConfig() (*server.Config, []configutil.ConfigError, error) {