NPE using a null literal in the left part of a constraint

Trying to use a constraint with a null literal on its left side like in:

Person( null == name )

generates the following exception:

java.lang.NullPointerException
at java.lang.String.<init>(String.java:177)
at org.mvel2.util.ErrorUtil.rewriteIfNeeded(ErrorUtil.java:12)
at org.mvel2.compiler.ExpressionCompiler._compile(ExpressionCompiler.java:302)
at org.mvel2.compiler.ExpressionCompiler.compile(ExpressionCompiler.java:62)
at org.mvel2.MVEL.compileExpression(MVEL.java:810)
at org.drools.base.mvel.MVELCompilationUnit.compile(MVELCompilationUnit.java:442)
at org.drools.base.mvel.MVELCompilationUnit.getCompiledExpression(MVELCompilationUnit.java:238)
at org.drools.rule.constraint.MvelConstraint.createMvelConditionEvaluator(MvelConstraint.java:173)
at org.drools.rule.constraint.MvelConstraint.evaluate(MvelConstraint.java:157)
at org.drools.rule.constraint.MvelConstraint.isAllowed(MvelConstraint.java:124)
at org.drools.reteoo.AlphaNode.assertObject(AlphaNode.java:137)
at org.drools.reteoo.CompositeObjectSinkAdapter.doPropagateAssertObject(CompositeObjectSinkAdapter.java:497)
at org.drools.reteoo.CompositeObjectSinkAdapter.propagateAssertObject(CompositeObjectSinkAdapter.java:382)
at org.drools.reteoo.AlphaNode.assertObject(AlphaNode.java:141)
at org.drools.reteoo.CompositeObjectSinkAdapter.doPropagateAssertObject(CompositeObjectSinkAdapter.java:497)
at org.drools.reteoo.CompositeObjectSinkAdapter.propagateAssertObject(CompositeObjectSinkAdapter.java:382)
at org.drools.reteoo.ObjectTypeNode.assertObject(ObjectTypeNode.java:235)
at org.drools.reteoo.EntryPointNode.assertObject(EntryPointNode.java:240)
at org.drools.common.NamedEntryPoint.insert(NamedEntryPoint.java:337)
at org.drools.common.NamedEntryPoint.insert(NamedEntryPoint.java:298)
at org.drools.common.AbstractWorkingMemory.insert(AbstractWorkingMemory.java:888)
at org.drools.common.AbstractWorkingMemory.insert(AbstractWorkingMemory.java:847)
at org.drools.impl.StatefulKnowledgeSessionImpl.insert(StatefulKnowledgeSessionImpl.java:269)
at org.drools.impl.StatelessKnowledgeSessionImpl.execute(StatelessKnowledgeSessionImpl.java:303)