diff --git a/include/json/value.h b/include/json/value.h
index e169c3c..bea2a56 100644
--- a/include/json/value.h
+++ b/include/json/value.h
@@ -21,6 +21,24 @@
 #endif
 #endif
 
+// Support for '= delete' with template declarations was a late addition
+// to the c++11 standard and is rejected by clang 3.8 and Apple clang 8.2
+// even though these declare themselves to be c++11 compilers.
+#if !defined(JSONCPP_TEMPLATE_DELETE)
+#if defined(__clang__) && defined(__apple_build_version__)
+#if __apple_build_version__ <= 8000042
+#define JSONCPP_TEMPLATE_DELETE
+#endif
+#elif defined(__clang__)
+#if __clang_major__ == 3 && __clang_minor__ <= 8
+#define JSONCPP_TEMPLATE_DELETE
+#endif
+#endif
+#if !defined(JSONCPP_TEMPLATE_DELETE)
+#define JSONCPP_TEMPLATE_DELETE = delete
+#endif
+#endif
+
 #include <array>
 #include <exception>
 #include <map>
@@ -390,8 +408,8 @@ public:
   bool isObject() const;
 
   /// The `as<T>` and `is<T>` member function templates and specializations.
-  template <typename T> T as() const = delete;
-  template <typename T> bool is() const = delete;
+  template <typename T> T as() const JSONCPP_TEMPLATE_DELETE;
+  template <typename T> bool is() const JSONCPP_TEMPLATE_DELETE;
 
   bool isConvertibleTo(ValueType other) const;