diff --git a/Modules/_cursesmodule.c b/Modules/_cursesmodule.c
index 5b29000a24e..ee33107ed62 100644
--- a/Modules/_cursesmodule.c
+++ b/Modules/_cursesmodule.c
@@ -3255,6 +3255,9 @@ _curses_setupterm_impl(PyObject *module, const char *term, int fd)
     Py_RETURN_NONE;
 }
 
+#if defined(NCURSES_EXT_FUNCS) && NCURSES_EXT_FUNCS >= 20081102
+// https://invisible-island.net/ncurses/NEWS.html#index-t20080119
+
 /*[clinic input]
 _curses.get_escdelay
 
@@ -3334,6 +3337,7 @@ _curses_set_tabsize_impl(PyObject *module, int size)
 
     return PyCursesCheckERR(set_tabsize(size), "set_tabsize");
 }
+#endif
 
 /*[clinic input]
 _curses.intrflush
@@ -4508,8 +4512,10 @@ static PyMethodDef PyCurses_methods[] = {
     _CURSES_RESIZETERM_METHODDEF
     _CURSES_RESIZE_TERM_METHODDEF
     _CURSES_SAVETTY_METHODDEF
+#if defined(NCURSES_EXT_FUNCS) && NCURSES_EXT_FUNCS >= 20081102
     _CURSES_GET_ESCDELAY_METHODDEF
     _CURSES_SET_ESCDELAY_METHODDEF
+#endif
     _CURSES_GET_TABSIZE_METHODDEF
     _CURSES_SET_TABSIZE_METHODDEF
     _CURSES_SETSYX_METHODDEF
diff --git a/Modules/clinic/_cursesmodule.c.h b/Modules/clinic/_cursesmodule.c.h
index f3780f8e012..50d7f213e04 100644
--- a/Modules/clinic/_cursesmodule.c.h
+++ b/Modules/clinic/_cursesmodule.c.h
@@ -3040,6 +3040,8 @@ exit:
     return return_value;
 }
 
+#if (defined(NCURSES_EXT_FUNCS) && NCURSES_EXT_FUNCS >= 20081102)
+
 PyDoc_STRVAR(_curses_get_escdelay__doc__,
 "get_escdelay($module, /)\n"
 "--\n"
@@ -3062,6 +3064,10 @@ _curses_get_escdelay(PyObject *module, PyObject *Py_UNUSED(ignored))
     return _curses_get_escdelay_impl(module);
 }
 
+#endif /* (defined(NCURSES_EXT_FUNCS) && NCURSES_EXT_FUNCS >= 20081102) */
+
+#if (defined(NCURSES_EXT_FUNCS) && NCURSES_EXT_FUNCS >= 20081102)
+
 PyDoc_STRVAR(_curses_set_escdelay__doc__,
 "set_escdelay($module, ms, /)\n"
 "--\n"
@@ -3102,6 +3108,10 @@ exit:
     return return_value;
 }
 
+#endif /* (defined(NCURSES_EXT_FUNCS) && NCURSES_EXT_FUNCS >= 20081102) */
+
+#if (defined(NCURSES_EXT_FUNCS) && NCURSES_EXT_FUNCS >= 20081102)
+
 PyDoc_STRVAR(_curses_get_tabsize__doc__,
 "get_tabsize($module, /)\n"
 "--\n"
@@ -3123,6 +3133,10 @@ _curses_get_tabsize(PyObject *module, PyObject *Py_UNUSED(ignored))
     return _curses_get_tabsize_impl(module);
 }
 
+#endif /* (defined(NCURSES_EXT_FUNCS) && NCURSES_EXT_FUNCS >= 20081102) */
+
+#if (defined(NCURSES_EXT_FUNCS) && NCURSES_EXT_FUNCS >= 20081102)
+
 PyDoc_STRVAR(_curses_set_tabsize__doc__,
 "set_tabsize($module, size, /)\n"
 "--\n"
@@ -3162,6 +3176,8 @@ exit:
     return return_value;
 }
 
+#endif /* (defined(NCURSES_EXT_FUNCS) && NCURSES_EXT_FUNCS >= 20081102) */
+
 PyDoc_STRVAR(_curses_intrflush__doc__,
 "intrflush($module, flag, /)\n"
 "--\n"
@@ -4638,6 +4654,22 @@ _curses_use_default_colors(PyObject *module, PyObject *Py_UNUSED(ignored))
     #define _CURSES_HAS_KEY_METHODDEF
 #endif /* !defined(_CURSES_HAS_KEY_METHODDEF) */
 
+#ifndef _CURSES_GET_ESCDELAY_METHODDEF
+    #define _CURSES_GET_ESCDELAY_METHODDEF
+#endif /* !defined(_CURSES_GET_ESCDELAY_METHODDEF) */
+
+#ifndef _CURSES_SET_ESCDELAY_METHODDEF
+    #define _CURSES_SET_ESCDELAY_METHODDEF
+#endif /* !defined(_CURSES_SET_ESCDELAY_METHODDEF) */
+
+#ifndef _CURSES_GET_TABSIZE_METHODDEF
+    #define _CURSES_GET_TABSIZE_METHODDEF
+#endif /* !defined(_CURSES_GET_TABSIZE_METHODDEF) */
+
+#ifndef _CURSES_SET_TABSIZE_METHODDEF
+    #define _CURSES_SET_TABSIZE_METHODDEF
+#endif /* !defined(_CURSES_SET_TABSIZE_METHODDEF) */
+
 #ifndef _CURSES_IS_TERM_RESIZED_METHODDEF
     #define _CURSES_IS_TERM_RESIZED_METHODDEF
 #endif /* !defined(_CURSES_IS_TERM_RESIZED_METHODDEF) */
@@ -4681,4 +4713,4 @@ _curses_use_default_colors(PyObject *module, PyObject *Py_UNUSED(ignored))
 #ifndef _CURSES_USE_DEFAULT_COLORS_METHODDEF
     #define _CURSES_USE_DEFAULT_COLORS_METHODDEF
 #endif /* !defined(_CURSES_USE_DEFAULT_COLORS_METHODDEF) */
-/*[clinic end generated code: output=0ca4f95323c5d585 input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
+/*[clinic end generated code: output=b53652f8acafd817 input=a9049054013a1b77]*/