diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Build/2021-09-09-16-45-26.bpo-45067.mFmY92.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Build/2021-09-09-16-45-26.bpo-45067.mFmY92.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b64a899
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Build/2021-09-09-16-45-26.bpo-45067.mFmY92.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+The ncurses function extended_color_content was introduced in 2017.
+https://invisible-island.net/ncurses/NEWS.html#index-t20170401) The
+ncurses-devel package in CentOS 7 had a older version ncurses resulted in
+compilation error.  For compiling ncurses with extended color support, we
+verify the version of the ncurses library >= 20170401.
diff --git a/Modules/_cursesmodule.c b/Modules/_cursesmodule.c
index 61aaf85..511073f 100644
--- a/Modules/_cursesmodule.c
+++ b/Modules/_cursesmodule.c
@@ -135,11 +135,11 @@ typedef chtype attr_t;           /* No attr_t type is available */
 #define STRICT_SYSV_CURSES
 #endif
 
-#if NCURSES_EXT_COLORS+0 && NCURSES_EXT_FUNCS+0
+#if NCURSES_EXT_FUNCS+0 >= 20170401 && NCURSES_EXT_COLORS+0 >= 20170401
 #define _NCURSES_EXTENDED_COLOR_FUNCS   1
 #else
 #define _NCURSES_EXTENDED_COLOR_FUNCS   0
-#endif  /* defined(NCURSES_EXT_COLORS) && defined(NCURSES_EXT_FUNCS)  */
+#endif
 
 #if _NCURSES_EXTENDED_COLOR_FUNCS
 #define _CURSES_COLOR_VAL_TYPE          int