diff --git a/bolt/lib/Core/BinaryFunction.cpp b/bolt/lib/Core/BinaryFunction.cpp
--- a/bolt/lib/Core/BinaryFunction.cpp
+++ b/bolt/lib/Core/BinaryFunction.cpp
@@ -1842,6 +1842,33 @@
   if (HasInternalLabelReference)
     return false;
 
+  // Validate that all data references to function offsets are claimed by
+  // recognized jump tables. Register externally referenced blocks as entry
+  // points. Unknown control flow requires
+  if (!opts::StrictMode && hasInternalReference()) {
+    SmallPtrSet<MCSymbol *, 4> JTTargets;
+    for (const JumpTable *JT : llvm::make_second_range(JumpTables))
+      JTTargets.insert(JT->Entries.begin(), JT->Entries.end());
+    for (uint64_t Destination : ExternallyReferencedOffsets) {
+      if (BinaryBasicBlock *BB = getBasicBlockAtOffset(Destination)) {
+        bool Found = JTTargets.contains(BB->getLabel());
+        if (!Found) {
+          if (opts::Verbosity >= 1) {
+            outs() << "BOLT-WARNING: registering externally referenced "
+                   << BB->getName() << " as a secondary entry point in "
+                   << *this << ".\n";
+          }
+          addEntryPoint(*BB);
+        }
+      } else {
+        outs() << "BOLT-WARNING: external reference to offset "
+               << formatv("{0:x}", Destination)
+               << " does not point to a valid BB in " << *this << ".\n";
+        return false;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
   // If there's only one jump table, and one indirect jump, and no other
   // references, then we should be able to derive the jump table even if we
   // fail to match the pattern.