diff --git a/hbase-http/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/http/HttpRequestLog.java b/hbase-http/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/http/HttpRequestLog.java
index 57f40c4b482..d3e8005eb9c 100644
--- a/hbase-http/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/http/HttpRequestLog.java
+++ b/hbase-http/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/http/HttpRequestLog.java
@@ -20,8 +20,9 @@ package org.apache.hadoop.hbase.http;
 import org.apache.yetus.audience.InterfaceAudience;
 
 import org.apache.hbase.thirdparty.com.google.common.collect.ImmutableMap;
+import org.apache.hbase.thirdparty.org.eclipse.jetty.server.CustomRequestLog;
 import org.apache.hbase.thirdparty.org.eclipse.jetty.server.RequestLog;
-import org.apache.hbase.thirdparty.org.eclipse.jetty.server.Slf4jRequestLog;
+import org.apache.hbase.thirdparty.org.eclipse.jetty.server.Slf4jRequestLogWriter;
 
 /**
  * RequestLog object for use with Http
@@ -38,9 +39,9 @@ public final class HttpRequestLog {
       name = lookup;
     }
     String loggerName = "http.requests." + name;
-    Slf4jRequestLog logger = new Slf4jRequestLog();
-    logger.setLoggerName(loggerName);
-    return logger;
+    Slf4jRequestLogWriter writer = new Slf4jRequestLogWriter();
+    writer.setLoggerName(loggerName);
+    return new CustomRequestLog(writer, CustomRequestLog.EXTENDED_NCSA_FORMAT);
   }
 
   private HttpRequestLog() {
diff --git a/hbase-http/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/http/TestHttpRequestLog.java b/hbase-http/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/http/TestHttpRequestLog.java
index e8a6b06d248..1efc116df1f 100644
--- a/hbase-http/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/http/TestHttpRequestLog.java
+++ b/hbase-http/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/http/TestHttpRequestLog.java
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
  */
 package org.apache.hadoop.hbase.http;
 
+import static org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers.instanceOf;
+import static org.hamcrest.MatcherAssert.assertThat;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
 
@@ -27,8 +29,9 @@ import org.junit.ClassRule;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.junit.experimental.categories.Category;
 
+import org.apache.hbase.thirdparty.org.eclipse.jetty.server.CustomRequestLog;
 import org.apache.hbase.thirdparty.org.eclipse.jetty.server.RequestLog;
-import org.apache.hbase.thirdparty.org.eclipse.jetty.server.Slf4jRequestLog;
+import org.apache.hbase.thirdparty.org.eclipse.jetty.server.Slf4jRequestLogWriter;
 
 @Category({ MiscTests.class, SmallTests.class })
 public class TestHttpRequestLog {
@@ -41,6 +44,9 @@ public class TestHttpRequestLog {
   public void testAppenderDefined() {
     RequestLog requestLog = HttpRequestLog.getRequestLog("test");
     assertNotNull("RequestLog should not be null", requestLog);
-    assertEquals("Class mismatch", Slf4jRequestLog.class, requestLog.getClass());
+    assertThat(requestLog, instanceOf(CustomRequestLog.class));
+    CustomRequestLog crl = (CustomRequestLog) requestLog;
+    assertThat(crl.getWriter(), instanceOf(Slf4jRequestLogWriter.class));
+    assertEquals(CustomRequestLog.EXTENDED_NCSA_FORMAT, crl.getFormatString());
   }
 }