Asterisks in comments cause a syntax error

[josephcsible]

This compiles fine:

rule AsteriskBug
{
    strings:
        $my_string = { 12 /* this is fine */ 34 }

    condition:
        all of them
}

This doesn't:

rule AsteriskBug
{
    strings:
        $my_string = { 12 /* this is *not* fine */ 34 }

    condition:
        all of them
}

It says asteriskbug(4): error: syntax error, unexpected '{', expecting text string.