diff --git a/rules/S1113/java/rule.adoc b/rules/S1113/java/rule.adoc
index 9c20924ecb6..42b72a2c543 100644
--- a/rules/S1113/java/rule.adoc
+++ b/rules/S1113/java/rule.adoc
@@ -23,13 +23,16 @@ More unexpected issues can be caused by relying on the `finalize()` method to pe
 public class MyClass {
 
   @Override
-  protected void finalize() {
-    releaseSomeResources();    // Noncompliant
+  protected void finalize() { // Noncompliant
+    releaseSomeResources();
   }
 
 }
 ----
 
+=== Exceptions
+
+It is allowed to override the `finalize()` method as `final` method with an empty body, to prevent the _finalizer attack_ as described in _MET12-J-EX1_.
 
 == Resources