diff --git a/Lib/logging/config.py b/Lib/logging/config.py
index 4123506..a9a4e62 100644
--- a/Lib/logging/config.py
+++ b/Lib/logging/config.py
@@ -143,7 +143,10 @@
             fmt = cp.get(sectname, "formatter")
         else:
             fmt = ""
-        klass = eval(klass, vars(logging))
+        try:
+            klass = eval(klass, vars(logging))
+        except (AttributeError, NameError):
+            klass = _resolve(klass)
         args = cp.get(sectname, "args")
         args = eval(args, vars(logging))
         h = klass(*args)