SQL Query Builder resets incorrect sql script to "Select * from"

When opening an incorrect SQL script like

select * from tbla a where

SQL query builder might give an error message like:

The SQL cannot be parsed because it is either invalid or is not currently supported. An empty SQL Statement will be will be created in the SQL Query Builder

Error log shows stacktrace:

org.eclipse.datatools.sqltools.parsers.sql.SQLParserException: Unable to
parse the input: "select * from tbla a
where;".
at org.eclipse.datatools.sqltools.parsers.sql.AbstractSQLParser.parser(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.datatools.sqltools.parsers.sql.SQLParserManager.makeAST(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.datatools.sqltools.parsers.sql.SQLParserManager.parse(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.datatools.sqltools.parsers.sql.query.SQLQueryParserManager.parseQuery(Unknown Source)

It works with a script like
select * from tbla where

(so with no table alias)