diff --git a/Creational/Singleton/Singleton.php b/Creational/Singleton/Singleton.php
index ebad0a648..d4ea3a23e 100644
--- a/Creational/Singleton/Singleton.php
+++ b/Creational/Singleton/Singleton.php
@@ -28,6 +28,13 @@ private function __construct()
     {
     }
 
+    /**
+     * prevent the instance from being cloned (which would create a second instance of it)
+     */
+    private function __clone()
+    {
+    }
+    
     /**
      * prevent from being unserialized (which would create a second instance of it)
      */