diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 7c774c7..f278b26 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@
 - Issue #5798: Handle select.poll flag oddities properly on OS X.
   This fixes test_asynchat and test_smtplib failures on OS X.
 
+Extension Modules
+-----------------
+
+- Issue #7567: Don't call `setupterm' twice.
+
 
 What's New in Python 2.6.6 rc 1?
 ================================
diff --git a/Modules/_cursesmodule.c b/Modules/_cursesmodule.c
index a3146f8..fb833bc 100644
--- a/Modules/_cursesmodule.c
+++ b/Modules/_cursesmodule.c
@@ -2039,7 +2039,7 @@
                 }
             }
 
-            if (setupterm(termstr,fd,&err) == ERR) {
+            if (!initialised_setupterm && setupterm(termstr,fd,&err) == ERR) {
                 char* s = "setupterm: unknown error";
 
                 if (err == 0) {