diff --git a/spring-expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/ast/Indexer.java b/spring-expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/ast/Indexer.java
index 5134fe8368..a32c17f208 100644
--- a/spring-expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/ast/Indexer.java
+++ b/spring-expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/ast/Indexer.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2024 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2025 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ public class Indexer extends SpelNodeImpl {
 		Object target = context.getValue();
 
 		if (target == null) {
-			if (this.nullSafe) {
+			if (isNullSafe()) {
 				return ValueRef.NullValueRef.INSTANCE;
 			}
 			// Raise a proper exception in case of a null target
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ public class Indexer extends SpelNodeImpl {
 		}
 
 		Label skipIfNull = null;
-		if (this.nullSafe) {
+		if (isNullSafe()) {
 			mv.visitInsn(DUP);
 			skipIfNull = new Label();
 			Label continueLabel = new Label();
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ public class Indexer extends SpelNodeImpl {
 		// If this indexer would return a primitive - and yet it is also marked
 		// null-safe - then the exit type descriptor must be promoted to the box
 		// type to allow a null value to be passed on.
-		if (this.nullSafe && CodeFlow.isPrimitive(descriptor)) {
+		if (isNullSafe() && CodeFlow.isPrimitive(descriptor)) {
 			this.originalPrimitiveExitTypeDescriptor = descriptor;
 			this.exitTypeDescriptor = CodeFlow.toBoxedDescriptor(descriptor);
 		}
diff --git a/spring-expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/ast/MethodReference.java b/spring-expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/ast/MethodReference.java
index 51c26fa7f2..41a5cb5d11 100644
--- a/spring-expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/ast/MethodReference.java
+++ b/spring-expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/ast/MethodReference.java
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ public class MethodReference extends SpelNodeImpl {
 	}
 
 	private void throwIfNotNullSafe(List<TypeDescriptor> argumentTypes) {
-		if (!this.nullSafe) {
+		if (!isNullSafe()) {
 			throw new SpelEvaluationException(getStartPosition(),
 					SpelMessage.METHOD_CALL_ON_NULL_OBJECT_NOT_ALLOWED,
 					FormatHelper.formatMethodForMessage(this.name, argumentTypes));
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ public class MethodReference extends SpelNodeImpl {
 		if (executorToCheck != null && executorToCheck.get() instanceof ReflectiveMethodExecutor reflectiveMethodExecutor) {
 			Method method = reflectiveMethodExecutor.getMethod();
 			String descriptor = CodeFlow.toDescriptor(method.getReturnType());
-			if (this.nullSafe && CodeFlow.isPrimitive(descriptor) && (descriptor.charAt(0) != 'V')) {
+			if (isNullSafe() && CodeFlow.isPrimitive(descriptor) && (descriptor.charAt(0) != 'V')) {
 				this.originalPrimitiveExitTypeDescriptor = descriptor.charAt(0);
 				this.exitTypeDescriptor = CodeFlow.toBoxedDescriptor(descriptor);
 			}
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ public class MethodReference extends SpelNodeImpl {
 		}
 
 		Label skipIfNull = null;
-		if (this.nullSafe && (descriptor != null || !isStatic)) {
+		if (isNullSafe() && (descriptor != null || !isStatic)) {
 			skipIfNull = new Label();
 			Label continueLabel = new Label();
 			mv.visitInsn(DUP);
diff --git a/spring-expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/ast/Projection.java b/spring-expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/ast/Projection.java
index aaab0800c8..663e7b12be 100644
--- a/spring-expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/ast/Projection.java
+++ b/spring-expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/ast/Projection.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2024 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2025 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ public class Projection extends SpelNodeImpl {
 		}
 
 		if (operand == null) {
-			if (this.nullSafe) {
+			if (isNullSafe()) {
 				return ValueRef.NullValueRef.INSTANCE;
 			}
 			throw new SpelEvaluationException(getStartPosition(), SpelMessage.PROJECTION_NOT_SUPPORTED_ON_TYPE, "null");
diff --git a/spring-expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/ast/Selection.java b/spring-expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/ast/Selection.java
index d7a76ad40d..07e7ab2aca 100644
--- a/spring-expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/ast/Selection.java
+++ b/spring-expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/ast/Selection.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2024 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2025 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ public class Selection extends SpelNodeImpl {
 		}
 
 		if (operand == null) {
-			if (this.nullSafe) {
+			if (isNullSafe()) {
 				return ValueRef.NullValueRef.INSTANCE;
 			}
 			throw new SpelEvaluationException(getStartPosition(), SpelMessage.INVALID_TYPE_FOR_SELECTION, "null");