diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/util/logging/DriverLogger.scala b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/util/logging/DriverLogger.scala
index 156f0e393bfbe..4854a84eb5680 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/util/logging/DriverLogger.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/util/logging/DriverLogger.scala
@@ -61,12 +61,23 @@ private[spark] class DriverLogger(conf: SparkConf) extends Logging {
       PatternLayout.newBuilder().withPattern(DEFAULT_LAYOUT).build()
     }
     val config = logger.getContext.getConfiguration()
-    val fa = Log4jFileAppender.createAppender(localLogFile, "false", "false",
-      DriverLogger.APPENDER_NAME, "true", "false", "false", "4000", layout, null,
-      "false", null, config);
+    def log4jFileAppender() = {
+      // SPARK-37853: We can't use the chained API invocation mode because
+      // `AbstractFilterable.Builder.asBuilder()` method will return `Any` in Scala.
+      val builder: Log4jFileAppender.Builder[_] = Log4jFileAppender.newBuilder()
+      builder.withAppend(false)
+      builder.withBufferedIo(false)
+      builder.setConfiguration(config)
+      builder.withFileName(localLogFile)
+      builder.setIgnoreExceptions(false)
+      builder.setLayout(layout)
+      builder.setName(DriverLogger.APPENDER_NAME)
+      builder.build()
+    }
+    val fa = log4jFileAppender()
     logger.addAppender(fa)
     fa.start()
-    logInfo(s"Added a local log appender at: ${localLogFile}")
+    logInfo(s"Added a local log appender at: $localLogFile")
   }
 
   def startSync(hadoopConf: Configuration): Unit = {
diff --git a/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/SparkFunSuite.scala b/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/SparkFunSuite.scala
index 273ffeb547de5..81b40a324d0de 100644
--- a/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/SparkFunSuite.scala
+++ b/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/SparkFunSuite.scala
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 
 package org.apache.spark
 
-// scalastyle:off
 import java.io.File
 import java.nio.file.Path
 import java.util.{Locale, TimeZone}
@@ -27,8 +26,9 @@ import scala.collection.mutable.ArrayBuffer
 
 import org.apache.commons.io.FileUtils
 import org.apache.logging.log4j._
-import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.AbstractAppender
 import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.{LogEvent, Logger, LoggerContext}
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.AbstractAppender
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.Property
 import org.scalatest.{BeforeAndAfter, BeforeAndAfterAll, BeforeAndAfterEach, Failed, Outcome}
 import org.scalatest.funsuite.AnyFunSuite
 
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ abstract class SparkFunSuite
   }
 
   class LogAppender(msg: String = "", maxEvents: Int = 1000)
-      extends AbstractAppender("logAppender", null, null) {
+      extends AbstractAppender("logAppender", null, null, true, Property.EMPTY_ARRAY) {
     private val _loggingEvents = new ArrayBuffer[LogEvent]()
     private var _threshold: Level = Level.INFO