diff --git a/typo3/sysext/core/Classes/Utility/GeneralUtility.php b/typo3/sysext/core/Classes/Utility/GeneralUtility.php
index 466e86f0a3074e2cc95d14fe91155e7d8feeebd6..e7a8a376d77e2db90dee745bf13473c772e01b9a 100644
--- a/typo3/sysext/core/Classes/Utility/GeneralUtility.php
+++ b/typo3/sysext/core/Classes/Utility/GeneralUtility.php
@@ -39,8 +39,7 @@ use TYPO3\CMS\Core\SingletonInterface;
  * You are encouraged to use this library in your own scripts!
  *
  * USE:
- * The class is intended to be used without creating an instance of it.
- * So: Don't instantiate - call functions with "\TYPO3\CMS\Core\Utility\GeneralUtility::" prefixed the function name.
+ * All methods in this class are meant to be called statically.
  * So use \TYPO3\CMS\Core\Utility\GeneralUtility::[method-name] to refer to the functions, eg. '\TYPO3\CMS\Core\Utility\GeneralUtility::milliseconds()'
  */
 class GeneralUtility
@@ -96,6 +95,10 @@ class GeneralUtility
      */
     protected static $indpEnvCache = [];
 
+    final private function __construct()
+    {
+    }
+
     /*************************
      *
      * GET/POST Variables