diff --git a/lib/logger.rb b/lib/logger.rb
index be00457..d9d1dcd 100644
--- a/lib/logger.rb
+++ b/lib/logger.rb
@@ -379,6 +379,14 @@ class Logger
 
   include Severity
 
+  # Must respond to .new and return a Hash-like object.
+  # The returned object must respond to #[], #[]=, #delete.
+  #
+  # ObjectSpace::WeakKeyMap when supported.
+  OverrideMap =
+    defined?(ObjectSpace::WeakKeyMap) ? ObjectSpace::WeakKeyMap : Hash
+  private_constant :OverrideMap
+
   # Logging severity threshold (e.g. <tt>Logger::INFO</tt>).
   def level
     level_override[level_key] || @level
@@ -606,7 +614,7 @@ def initialize(logdev, shift_age = 0, shift_size = 1048576, level: DEBUG,
     self.datetime_format = datetime_format
     self.formatter = formatter
     @logdev = nil
-    @level_override = {}
+    @level_override = OverrideMap.new
     return unless logdev
     case logdev
     when File::NULL
@@ -789,7 +797,7 @@ def level_override
         does not call super probably
       ;;;
     end
-    @level_override ||= {}
+    @level_override ||= OverrideMap.new
   end
 
   def level_key