diff --git a/org.apache.felix.framework/src/main/java/org/osgi/framework/FrameworkUtil.java b/org.apache.felix.framework/src/main/java/org/osgi/framework/FrameworkUtil.java
index eed07a2..501d6b6 100644
--- a/org.apache.felix.framework/src/main/java/org/osgi/framework/FrameworkUtil.java
+++ b/org.apache.felix.framework/src/main/java/org/osgi/framework/FrameworkUtil.java
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@
 **/
 public class FrameworkUtil
 {
+    private FrameworkUtil()
+    {
+    }
+
     public static Filter createFilter(String filter)
         throws InvalidSyntaxException
     {