diff --git a/coders/heic.c b/coders/heic.c
index d7cae5b29..788dd3ed6 100644
--- a/coders/heic.c
+++ b/coders/heic.c
@@ -1035,8 +1035,10 @@ static Image *ReadHEICImage(const ImageInfo *image_info,ExceptionInfo *exception
 #endif
     ThrowReaderException(CoderError,"ImageTypeNotSupported");
   (void) CloseBlob(image);
+#if LIBHEIF_NUMERIC_VERSION >= HEIC_COMPUTE_NUMERIC_VERSION(1,11,0)
   if (heif_has_compatible_brand(magic,sizeof(magic), "avif") == 1)
     (void) CopyMagickString(image->magick,"AVIF",MagickPathExtent);
+#endif
   /*
     Decode HEIF image.
   */
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 41de9c8f7..d0cb6bfc3 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -33816,19 +33816,19 @@ if test "x$with_heic" = "xyes"; then
 printf "%s\n" "-------------------------------------------------------------" >&6; }
 
 pkg_failed=no
-{ printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for libheif >= 1.11.0" >&5
-printf %s "checking for libheif >= 1.11.0... " >&6; }
+{ printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for libheif >= 1.7.0" >&5
+printf %s "checking for libheif >= 1.7.0... " >&6; }
 
 if test -n "$HEIF_CFLAGS"; then
     pkg_cv_HEIF_CFLAGS="$HEIF_CFLAGS"
  elif test -n "$PKG_CONFIG"; then
     if test -n "$PKG_CONFIG" && \
-    { { printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: \$PKG_CONFIG --exists --print-errors \"libheif >= 1.11.0\""; } >&5
-  ($PKG_CONFIG --exists --print-errors "libheif >= 1.11.0") 2>&5
+    { { printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: \$PKG_CONFIG --exists --print-errors \"libheif >= 1.7.0\""; } >&5
+  ($PKG_CONFIG --exists --print-errors "libheif >= 1.7.0") 2>&5
   ac_status=$?
   printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
   test $ac_status = 0; }; then
-  pkg_cv_HEIF_CFLAGS=`$PKG_CONFIG --cflags "libheif >= 1.11.0" 2>/dev/null`
+  pkg_cv_HEIF_CFLAGS=`$PKG_CONFIG --cflags "libheif >= 1.7.0" 2>/dev/null`
 		      test "x$?" != "x0" && pkg_failed=yes
 else
   pkg_failed=yes
@@ -33840,12 +33840,12 @@ if test -n "$HEIF_LIBS"; then
     pkg_cv_HEIF_LIBS="$HEIF_LIBS"
  elif test -n "$PKG_CONFIG"; then
     if test -n "$PKG_CONFIG" && \
-    { { printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: \$PKG_CONFIG --exists --print-errors \"libheif >= 1.11.0\""; } >&5
-  ($PKG_CONFIG --exists --print-errors "libheif >= 1.11.0") 2>&5
+    { { printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: \$PKG_CONFIG --exists --print-errors \"libheif >= 1.7.0\""; } >&5
+  ($PKG_CONFIG --exists --print-errors "libheif >= 1.7.0") 2>&5
   ac_status=$?
   printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
   test $ac_status = 0; }; then
-  pkg_cv_HEIF_LIBS=`$PKG_CONFIG --libs "libheif >= 1.11.0" 2>/dev/null`
+  pkg_cv_HEIF_LIBS=`$PKG_CONFIG --libs "libheif >= 1.7.0" 2>/dev/null`
 		      test "x$?" != "x0" && pkg_failed=yes
 else
   pkg_failed=yes
@@ -33866,9 +33866,9 @@ else
         _pkg_short_errors_supported=no
 fi
         if test $_pkg_short_errors_supported = yes; then
-	        HEIF_PKG_ERRORS=`$PKG_CONFIG --short-errors --print-errors --cflags --libs "libheif >= 1.11.0" 2>&1`
+	        HEIF_PKG_ERRORS=`$PKG_CONFIG --short-errors --print-errors --cflags --libs "libheif >= 1.7.0" 2>&1`
         else
-	        HEIF_PKG_ERRORS=`$PKG_CONFIG --print-errors --cflags --libs "libheif >= 1.11.0" 2>&1`
+	        HEIF_PKG_ERRORS=`$PKG_CONFIG --print-errors --cflags --libs "libheif >= 1.7.0" 2>&1`
         fi
 	# Put the nasty error message in config.log where it belongs
 	echo "$HEIF_PKG_ERRORS" >&5
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 3776989ef..7a7e605c9 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -2386,7 +2386,7 @@ HEIF_LIBS=""
 HEIF_PKG=""
 if test "x$with_heic" = "xyes"; then
   AC_MSG_RESULT([-------------------------------------------------------------])
-  PKG_CHECK_MODULES([HEIF],[libheif >= 1.11.0],[have_heic=yes],[have_heic=no])
+  PKG_CHECK_MODULES([HEIF],[libheif >= 1.7.0],[have_heic=yes],[have_heic=no])
   AC_MSG_RESULT([])
 fi