diff --git a/bolt/lib/Rewrite/RewriteInstance.cpp b/bolt/lib/Rewrite/RewriteInstance.cpp
--- a/bolt/lib/Rewrite/RewriteInstance.cpp
+++ b/bolt/lib/Rewrite/RewriteInstance.cpp
@@ -1428,10 +1428,17 @@
         Function.hasRestoredNameRegex(".*\\.cold(\\.[0-9]+)?");
     if (FragName) {
       static bool PrintedWarning = false;
-      if (BC->HasRelocations && !PrintedWarning) {
-        errs() << "BOLT-WARNING: split function detected on input : "
-               << *FragName << ". The support is limited in relocation mode.\n";
+      if (!PrintedWarning) {
         PrintedWarning = true;
+        errs() << "BOLT-WARNING: split function detected on input : "
+               << *FragName << ". ";
+        if (BC->HasRelocations)
+          errs() << "The support is limited in relocation mode.";
+        if (opts::Lite) {
+          opts::Lite = false;
+          errs() << "\nBOLT-WARNING: disabling lite mode (-lite) when split "
+                 << "functions are present.\n";
+        }
       }
       Function.IsFragment = true;
     }