diff --git a/code/nel/include/nel/misc/sstring.h b/code/nel/include/nel/misc/sstring.h
index 7b4fa717d..513c681c9 100644
--- a/code/nel/include/nel/misc/sstring.h
+++ b/code/nel/include/nel/misc/sstring.h
@@ -945,10 +945,13 @@ inline CSString operator+(const char* s0,const CSString& s1)
 	return CSString(s0)+s1;
 }
 
+#ifndef NL_COMP_VC10
+// TODO: check if it can be disabled for other compilers too
 inline CSString operator+(const std::string& s0,const CSString& s1)
 {
 	return s0+static_cast<const std::string&>(s1);
 }
+#endif // NL_COMP_VC10
 
 } // NLMISC