diff --git a/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/ui/IdeBorderFactory.java b/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/ui/IdeBorderFactory.java
index b0ee757523ba..38dd926187c3 100644
--- a/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/ui/IdeBorderFactory.java
+++ b/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/ui/IdeBorderFactory.java
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ import java.awt.*;
 public class IdeBorderFactory {
   public static final int BORDER_ROUNDNESS = 5;
 
+  private IdeBorderFactory() {
+  }
+
   public static Border createBorder() {
     return createBorder(SideBorder.ALL);
   }