diff --git a/Lib/logging/handlers.py b/Lib/logging/handlers.py
index 54bee89..3b5f8ae 100644
--- a/Lib/logging/handlers.py
+++ b/Lib/logging/handlers.py
@@ -974,24 +974,23 @@ class SMTPHandler(logging.Handler):
         """
         try:
             import smtplib
-            from email.utils import formatdate
+            from email.message import EmailMessage
             port = self.mailport
             if not port:
                 port = smtplib.SMTP_PORT
             smtp = smtplib.SMTP(self.mailhost, port, timeout=self.timeout)
-            msg = self.format(record)
-            msg = "From: %s\r\nTo: %s\r\nSubject: %s\r\nDate: %s\r\n\r\n%s" % (
-                            self.fromaddr,
-                            ",".join(self.toaddrs),
-                            self.getSubject(record),
-                            formatdate(), msg)
+            msg = EmailMessage()
+            msg["From"] = self.fromaddr
+            msg["To"] = ",".join(self.toaddrs)
+            msg["Subject"] = self.getSubject(record)
+            msg.set_content(self.format(record))
             if self.username:
                 if self.secure is not None:
                     smtp.ehlo()
                     smtp.starttls(*self.secure)
                     smtp.ehlo()
                 smtp.login(self.username, self.password)
-            smtp.sendmail(self.fromaddr, self.toaddrs, msg)
+            smtp.send_message(msg)
             smtp.quit()
         except Exception:
             self.handleError(record)
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_logging.py b/Lib/test/test_logging.py
index f5e34e7..95575bf 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_logging.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_logging.py
@@ -930,7 +930,7 @@ class SMTPHandlerTest(BaseTest):
                                          timeout=self.TIMEOUT)
         self.assertEqual(h.toaddrs, ['you'])
         self.messages = []
-        r = logging.makeLogRecord({'msg': 'Hello'})
+        r = logging.makeLogRecord({'msg': 'Hello \u2713'})
         self.handled = threading.Event()
         h.handle(r)
         self.handled.wait(self.TIMEOUT)  # 14314: don't wait forever
@@ -941,7 +941,7 @@ class SMTPHandlerTest(BaseTest):
         self.assertEqual(mailfrom, 'me')
         self.assertEqual(rcpttos, ['you'])
         self.assertIn('\nSubject: Log\n', data)
-        self.assertTrue(data.endswith('\n\nHello'))
+        self.assertTrue(data.endswith('\n\nHello \u2713'))
         h.close()
 
     def process_message(self, *args):