diff --git a/include/boost/range/begin.hpp b/include/boost/range/begin.hpp
index 9374568..a551e6d 100755
--- a/include/boost/range/begin.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/range/begin.hpp
@@ -119,6 +119,23 @@ inline BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME range_const_iterator<T>::type begin( const T& r )
     return range_detail::begin( r );
 }
 
+
+#if BOOST_WORKAROUND(__BORLANDC__, BOOST_TESTED_AT(0x564))
+// BCB is not able to overload pointer when class overloads are also available
+template<>
+inline range_const_iterator<const char*>::type begin<const char*>( const char*& r )
+{
+    return r;
+}
+
+template<>
+inline range_const_iterator<const wchar_t*>::type begin<const wchar_t*>( const wchar_t*& r )
+{
+    return r;
+}
+
+#endif
+
 } // namespace boost
 
 #endif // BOOST_NO_FUNCTION_TEMPLATE_ORDERING    
diff --git a/include/boost/range/size.hpp b/include/boost/range/size.hpp
index 0ece155..fc5fa1e 100755
--- a/include/boost/range/size.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/range/size.hpp
@@ -95,13 +95,13 @@ inline BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME range_size<T>::type size( const T& r )
 #if BOOST_WORKAROUND(__BORLANDC__, BOOST_TESTED_AT(0x564))  
 // BCB is not able to overload pointer when class overloads are also available
 template<>
-inline range_size<const char*>::type size<const char*>( const char* const& r )
+inline range_size<const char*>::type size<const char*>( const char*& r )
 {
     return range_detail::str_size( r );
 }
 
 template<>
-inline range_size<const wchar_t*>::type size<const wchar_t*>( const wchar_t* const& r )
+inline range_size<const wchar_t*>::type size<const wchar_t*>( const wchar_t*& r )
 {
     return range_detail::str_size( r );
 }