diff --git a/stdlib/2and3/logging/__init__.pyi b/stdlib/2and3/logging/__init__.pyi
index eb7fcee2c..f7751db13 100644
--- a/stdlib/2and3/logging/__init__.pyi
+++ b/stdlib/2and3/logging/__init__.pyi
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ else:
     @overload
     def getLogger() -> Logger: ...
     @overload
-    def getLogger(name: str) -> Logger: ...
+    def getLogger(name: Union[Text, str]) -> Logger: ...
 def getLoggerClass() -> type: ...
 if sys.version_info >= (3,):
     def getLogRecordFactory() -> Callable[..., LogRecord]: ...