diff --git a/core/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/logging/log4j2/Log4J2LoggingSystem.java b/core/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/logging/log4j2/Log4J2LoggingSystem.java
index bea63d57a73..95b25fb25e5 100644
--- a/core/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/logging/log4j2/Log4J2LoggingSystem.java
+++ b/core/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/logging/log4j2/Log4J2LoggingSystem.java
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ public class Log4J2LoggingSystem extends AbstractLoggingSystem {
 					configurations.add(overrideConfiguration);
 				}
 			}
-			context.start(mergeConfigurations(configurations));
+			context.reconfigure(mergeConfigurations(configurations));
 		}
 		catch (Exception ex) {
 			throw new IllegalStateException("Could not initialize Log4J2 logging from " + location, ex);