diff --git a/configure.py b/configure.py
index 4638f04b6ae622..82916748fd23c1 100755
--- a/configure.py
+++ b/configure.py
@@ -1057,7 +1057,7 @@ def check_compiler(o):
   if not ok:
     warn(f'failed to autodetect C++ compiler version (CXX={CXX})')
   elif clang_version < (8, 0, 0) if is_clang else gcc_version < (8, 3, 0):
-    warn(f'C++ compiler (CXX={CXX}, {version_str}) too old, need g++ 10.1.0 or clang++ 8.0.0')
+    warn(f'C++ compiler (CXX={CXX}, {version_str}) too old, need g++ 8.3.0 or clang++ 8.0.0')
 
   ok, is_clang, clang_version, gcc_version = try_check_compiler(CC, 'c')
   version_str = ".".join(map(str, clang_version if is_clang else gcc_version))