diff --git a/src/JSONVar.h b/src/JSONVar.h
index 47606c4..44fe20e 100644
--- a/src/JSONVar.h
+++ b/src/JSONVar.h
@@ -89,7 +89,9 @@ class JSONVar : public Printable {
   JSONVar operator[](const String& key);
   JSONVar operator[](int index);
   JSONVar operator[](const JSONVar& key);  
-
+#if __cplusplus >= 201103L || defined(__GXX_EXPERIMENTAL_CXX0X__)
+  JSONVar operator[](const char) = delete;
+#endif
   int length() const;
   JSONVar keys() const;
   bool hasOwnProperty(const char* key) const;