diff --git a/include/boost/range/begin.hpp b/include/boost/range/begin.hpp
index a551e6d..eb2d9b7 100755
--- a/include/boost/range/begin.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/range/begin.hpp
@@ -83,7 +83,28 @@ namespace range_detail
     //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     // string
     //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    
+
+#if BOOST_WORKAROUND(__MWERKS__, <= 0x3204 ) // up to 9.3
+    inline const char* begin( const char* s )
+    {
+        return s;
+    }
+
+    inline char* begin( char* s )
+    {
+        return s;
+    }
+
+    inline const wchar_t* begin( const wchar_t* s )
+    {
+        return s;
+    }
+
+    inline wchar_t* begin( wchar_t* s )
+    {
+        return s;
+    }
+#else
     inline const char* begin( const char*& s )
     {
         return s;
@@ -103,6 +124,7 @@ namespace range_detail
     {
         return s;
     }
+#endif    
 
 } // namespace 'range_detail'
 
diff --git a/include/boost/range/end.hpp b/include/boost/range/end.hpp
index aa6f79a..02ed4f6 100755
--- a/include/boost/range/end.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/range/end.hpp
@@ -83,7 +83,28 @@ namespace range_detail
         //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
         // string
         //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-        
+
+#if BOOST_WORKAROUND(__MWERKS__, <= 0x3204 ) // up to 9.3        
+        inline char* end( char* s )
+        {
+            return range_detail::str_end( s );
+        }
+
+        inline wchar_t* end( wchar_t* s )
+        {
+            return range_detail::str_end( s );
+        }
+
+        inline const char* end( const char* s )
+        {
+            return range_detail::str_end( s );
+        }
+
+        inline const wchar_t* end( const wchar_t* s )
+        {
+            return range_detail::str_end( s );
+        }
+#else
         inline char* end( char*& s )
         {
             return range_detail::str_end( s );
@@ -103,6 +124,7 @@ namespace range_detail
         {
             return range_detail::str_end( s );
         }
+#endif
         
 } // namespace 'range_detail'