diff --git a/hadoop-assemblies/src/main/resources/assemblies/hadoop-hdfs-nfs-dist.xml b/hadoop-assemblies/src/main/resources/assemblies/hadoop-hdfs-nfs-dist.xml
index 0edfdeb7b0d52..af5d89d7efe48 100644
--- a/hadoop-assemblies/src/main/resources/assemblies/hadoop-hdfs-nfs-dist.xml
+++ b/hadoop-assemblies/src/main/resources/assemblies/hadoop-hdfs-nfs-dist.xml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
         <exclude>org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-hdfs</exclude>
         <!-- use slf4j from common to avoid multiple binding warnings -->
         <exclude>org.slf4j:slf4j-api</exclude>
-        <exclude>org.slf4j:slf4j-log4j12</exclude>
+        <exclude>org.slf4j:slf4j-reload4j</exclude>
         <exclude>org.hsqldb:hsqldb</exclude>
       </excludes>
     </dependencySet>
diff --git a/hadoop-assemblies/src/main/resources/assemblies/hadoop-httpfs-dist.xml b/hadoop-assemblies/src/main/resources/assemblies/hadoop-httpfs-dist.xml
index d698a3005d429..bec2f94b95ea1 100644
--- a/hadoop-assemblies/src/main/resources/assemblies/hadoop-httpfs-dist.xml
+++ b/hadoop-assemblies/src/main/resources/assemblies/hadoop-httpfs-dist.xml
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
         <exclude>org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-hdfs</exclude>
         <!-- use slf4j from common to avoid multiple binding warnings -->
         <exclude>org.slf4j:slf4j-api</exclude>
-        <exclude>org.slf4j:slf4j-log4j12</exclude>
+        <exclude>org.slf4j:slf4j-reload4j</exclude>
         <exclude>org.hsqldb:hsqldb</exclude>
       </excludes>
     </dependencySet>
diff --git a/hadoop-assemblies/src/main/resources/assemblies/hadoop-kms-dist.xml b/hadoop-assemblies/src/main/resources/assemblies/hadoop-kms-dist.xml
index ff6f99080cafd..e5e6834b04206 100644
--- a/hadoop-assemblies/src/main/resources/assemblies/hadoop-kms-dist.xml
+++ b/hadoop-assemblies/src/main/resources/assemblies/hadoop-kms-dist.xml
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
         <exclude>org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-hdfs</exclude>
         <!-- use slf4j from common to avoid multiple binding warnings -->
         <exclude>org.slf4j:slf4j-api</exclude>
-        <exclude>org.slf4j:slf4j-log4j12</exclude>
+        <exclude>org.slf4j:slf4j-reload4j</exclude>
         <exclude>org.hsqldb:hsqldb</exclude>
       </excludes>
     </dependencySet>
diff --git a/hadoop-assemblies/src/main/resources/assemblies/hadoop-mapreduce-dist.xml b/hadoop-assemblies/src/main/resources/assemblies/hadoop-mapreduce-dist.xml
index 06a55d6d06a72..28d5ebe9f605d 100644
--- a/hadoop-assemblies/src/main/resources/assemblies/hadoop-mapreduce-dist.xml
+++ b/hadoop-assemblies/src/main/resources/assemblies/hadoop-mapreduce-dist.xml
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@
         <exclude>org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-hdfs</exclude>
         <!-- use slf4j from common to avoid multiple binding warnings -->
         <exclude>org.slf4j:slf4j-api</exclude>
-        <exclude>org.slf4j:slf4j-log4j12</exclude>
+        <exclude>org.slf4j:slf4j-reload4j</exclude>
         <exclude>org.hsqldb:hsqldb</exclude>
         <exclude>jdiff:jdiff:jar</exclude>
       </excludes>
diff --git a/hadoop-assemblies/src/main/resources/assemblies/hadoop-nfs-dist.xml b/hadoop-assemblies/src/main/resources/assemblies/hadoop-nfs-dist.xml
index cb3d9cdf24978..59000c071131c 100644
--- a/hadoop-assemblies/src/main/resources/assemblies/hadoop-nfs-dist.xml
+++ b/hadoop-assemblies/src/main/resources/assemblies/hadoop-nfs-dist.xml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
         <exclude>org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-hdfs</exclude>
         <!-- use slf4j from common to avoid multiple binding warnings -->
         <exclude>org.slf4j:slf4j-api</exclude>
-        <exclude>org.slf4j:slf4j-log4j12</exclude>
+        <exclude>org.slf4j:slf4j-reload4j</exclude>
         <exclude>org.hsqldb:hsqldb</exclude>
       </excludes>
     </dependencySet>
diff --git a/hadoop-assemblies/src/main/resources/assemblies/hadoop-tools.xml b/hadoop-assemblies/src/main/resources/assemblies/hadoop-tools.xml
index 7d34154838d55..7d0e589408a50 100644
--- a/hadoop-assemblies/src/main/resources/assemblies/hadoop-tools.xml
+++ b/hadoop-assemblies/src/main/resources/assemblies/hadoop-tools.xml
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@
         <exclude>org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-pipes</exclude>
         <!-- use slf4j from common to avoid multiple binding warnings -->
         <exclude>org.slf4j:slf4j-api</exclude>
-        <exclude>org.slf4j:slf4j-log4j12</exclude>
+        <exclude>org.slf4j:slf4j-reload4j</exclude>
       </excludes>
     </dependencySet>
   </dependencySets>
diff --git a/hadoop-assemblies/src/main/resources/assemblies/hadoop-yarn-dist.xml b/hadoop-assemblies/src/main/resources/assemblies/hadoop-yarn-dist.xml
index a2ea08c60279e..f495238469466 100644
--- a/hadoop-assemblies/src/main/resources/assemblies/hadoop-yarn-dist.xml
+++ b/hadoop-assemblies/src/main/resources/assemblies/hadoop-yarn-dist.xml
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@
         <exclude>org.apache.hadoop:*</exclude>
         <!-- use slf4j from common to avoid multiple binding warnings -->
         <exclude>org.slf4j:slf4j-api</exclude>
-        <exclude>org.slf4j:slf4j-log4j12</exclude>
+        <exclude>org.slf4j:slf4j-reload4j</exclude>
         <exclude>org.hsqldb:hsqldb</exclude>
       </excludes>
     </dependencySet>