diff --git a/bundles/org.eclipse.jface/src/org/eclipse/jface/resource/ImageDescriptor.java b/bundles/org.eclipse.jface/src/org/eclipse/jface/resource/ImageDescriptor.java
index c2f3282e3e9..23eae314c9a 100644
--- a/bundles/org.eclipse.jface/src/org/eclipse/jface/resource/ImageDescriptor.java
+++ b/bundles/org.eclipse.jface/src/org/eclipse/jface/resource/ImageDescriptor.java
@@ -424,30 +424,32 @@ public Image createImage(boolean returnMissingImageOnError, Device device) {
 	 */
 	public ImageData getImageData(int zoom) {
 		if (zoom == 100) {
-			return getImageData(100);
+			return getImageData();
 		}
 		return null;
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Creates and returns a new SWT <code>ImageData</code> object
-	 * for this image descriptor.
-	 * Note that each call returns a new SWT image data object.
+	 * Creates and returns a new SWT <code>ImageData</code> object for this image
+	 * descriptor. Note that each call returns a new SWT image data object.
 	 * <p>
-	 * This framework method is declared public so that it is
-	 * possible to request an image descriptor's image data without
-	 * creating an SWT image object.
+	 * This framework method is declared public so that it is possible to request an
+	 * image descriptor's image data without creating an SWT image object.
 	 * </p>
 	 * <p>
 	 * Returns <code>null</code> if the image data could not be created.
 	 * </p>
 	 * <p>
-	 * This method was abstract until 3.13. Clients should stop re-implementing
-	 * this method and should re-implement {@link #getImageData(int)} instead.
+	 * This method was abstract until 3.13. Clients should stop re-implementing this
+	 * method and should re-implement {@link #getImageData(int)} instead.
 	 * </p>
 	 *
 	 * @return a new image data or <code>null</code>
-	 * @deprecated Use {@link #getImageData(int)} instead.
+	 * @deprecated Replace with {@link #getImageData(int)} instead. <b>Note: Calling
+	 *             this method may result in stack overflow if subclass doesn't
+	 *             override either {@link #getImageData()} or
+	 *             {@link #getImageData(int)} to prevent endless cycle between the 2
+	 *             implementation in this class since 2017.</b>
 	 */
 	@Deprecated
 	public ImageData getImageData() {