diff --git a/oslo_privsep/daemon.py b/oslo_privsep/daemon.py
index df168f5..c9038e8 100644
--- a/oslo_privsep/daemon.py
+++ b/oslo_privsep/daemon.py
@@ -550,13 +550,7 @@ def helper_main():
 
     cfg.CONF(args=sys.argv[1:], project='privsep')
     # note replace_logging call below
-    try:
-        logging.setup(cfg.CONF, 'privsep', fix_eventlet=False)
-    except TypeError:
-        # NOTE(ralonsoh): in case of using oslo.log<5.0.2, kwarg
-        # "fix_eventlet" won't be defined. Remove this try clause when oslo.log
-        # is bumped.
-        logging.setup(cfg.CONF, 'privsep')
+    logging.setup(cfg.CONF, 'privsep', fix_eventlet=False)
 
     context = importutils.import_class(cfg.CONF.privsep_context)
     from oslo_privsep import priv_context   # Avoid circular import
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index b44b3d2..ea7c80e 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-oslo.log>=3.36.0 # Apache-2.0
+oslo.log>=5.0.2 # Apache-2.0
 oslo.i18n>=3.15.3 # Apache-2.0
 oslo.config>=5.2.0 # Apache-2.0
 oslo.utils>=3.33.0 # Apache-2.0