diff --git a/Lib/logging/__init__.py b/Lib/logging/__init__.py
index c5988c93682..988cbed61c8 100644
--- a/Lib/logging/__init__.py
+++ b/Lib/logging/__init__.py
@@ -1097,7 +1097,7 @@ class Manager(object):
         """
         rv = None
         if not isinstance(name, str):
-            raise ValueError('A logger name must be a string')
+            raise TypeError('A logger name must be a string')
         _acquireLock()
         try:
             if name in self.loggerDict:
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_logging.py b/Lib/test/test_logging.py
index 64c0653efaf..ed22d91f0ca 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_logging.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_logging.py
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ class BuiltinLevelsTest(BaseTest):
         ])
 
     def test_invalid_name(self):
-        self.assertRaises(ValueError, logging.getLogger, any)
+        self.assertRaises(TypeError, logging.getLogger, any)
 
 class BasicFilterTest(BaseTest):