diff --git a/build/js/intlTelInput.js b/build/js/intlTelInput.js
index c8036b452..505c5932e 100644
--- a/build/js/intlTelInput.js
+++ b/build/js/intlTelInput.js
@@ -369,6 +369,8 @@ author: Jack O'Connor (http://jackocnr.com)
     };
 })(jQuery, window, document);
 
+// Tell JSHint to ignore this warning: "character may get silently deleted by one or more browsers"
+// jshint -W100
 // Namespaced to prevent clashes
 var intlData = {
     // Array of country objects for the flag dropdown.
diff --git a/src/js/data.js b/src/js/data.js
index 954dc4ca1..1cb7cb896 100644
--- a/src/js/data.js
+++ b/src/js/data.js
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+// Tell JSHint to ignore this warning: "character may get silently deleted by one or more browsers"
+// jshint -W100
+
 // Namespaced to prevent clashes
 var intlData = {