diff --git a/core/modules/file/src/FileUsage/FileUsageBase.php b/core/modules/file/src/FileUsage/FileUsageBase.php
index ba59cd54aa..3ca9f64bf8 100644
--- a/core/modules/file/src/FileUsage/FileUsageBase.php
+++ b/core/modules/file/src/FileUsage/FileUsageBase.php
@@ -23,12 +23,13 @@ abstract class FileUsageBase implements FileUsageInterface {
    * @param \Drupal\Core\Config\ConfigFactoryInterface $config_factory
    *   (optional) The config factory. Defaults to NULL and will use
    *   \Drupal::configFactory() instead.
-   *
-   * @deprecated The $config_factory parameter will become required in Drupal
-   *   9.0.0.
    */
   public function __construct(ConfigFactoryInterface $config_factory = NULL) {
-    $this->configFactory = $config_factory ?: \Drupal::configFactory();
+    if (empty($config_factory)) {
+      @trigger_error('Calling' . __METHOD__ . ' without the $config_factory parameter is deprecated in drupal:8.4.0 and become required in drupal:9.0.0. See https://www.drupal.org/project/drupal/issues/2801777', E_USER_DEPRECATED);
+      $config_factory = \Drupal::configFactory();
+    }
+    $this->configFactory = $config_factory;
   }
 
   /**