diff --git a/samples/grid/griddemo.cpp b/samples/grid/griddemo.cpp
index 387fb57614..a58bc8d801 100644
--- a/samples/grid/griddemo.cpp
+++ b/samples/grid/griddemo.cpp
@@ -891,8 +891,9 @@ void GridFrame::OnShowSelection(wxCommandEvent& WXUNUSED(event))
                     single = _T("column");
                 }
 
-                const wxArrayInt sels(rows ? grid->GetSelectedRows()
-                                           : grid->GetSelectedCols());
+                // NB: extra parentheses needed to avoid bcc 5.82 errors
+                const wxArrayInt sels((rows ? grid->GetSelectedRows()
+                                            : grid->GetSelectedCols()));
                 size_t count = sels.size();
                 wxLogMessage(_T("%lu %s selected:"),
                              (unsigned long)count, plural);
diff --git a/src/generic/grid.cpp b/src/generic/grid.cpp
index c3752751b5..da44fbb47f 100644
--- a/src/generic/grid.cpp
+++ b/src/generic/grid.cpp
@@ -10660,8 +10660,9 @@ wxCoord wxGrid::CalcColOrRowLabelAreaMinSize(bool column)
     for ( int rowOrCol = 0; rowOrCol < numRowsOrCols; rowOrCol++ )
     {
         lines.Clear();
-        StringToLines(calcRows ? GetRowLabelValue(rowOrCol)
-                               : GetColLabelValue(rowOrCol),
+        // NB: extra parentheses needed to avoid bcc 5.82 compilation errors
+        StringToLines((calcRows ? GetRowLabelValue(rowOrCol)
+                                : GetColLabelValue(rowOrCol)),
                       lines);
 
         long w, h;