diff --git a/lib/Bitcode/Reader/BitcodeReader.cpp b/lib/Bitcode/Reader/BitcodeReader.cpp
index b86d6e0..9d10498 100644
--- a/lib/Bitcode/Reader/BitcodeReader.cpp
+++ b/lib/Bitcode/Reader/BitcodeReader.cpp
@@ -27,6 +27,13 @@
 #include "llvm/OperandTraits.h"
 using namespace llvm;
 
+void BitcodeReader::materializeForwardReferencedFunctions() {
+  while (!BlockAddrFwdRefs.empty()) {
+    Function *F = BlockAddrFwdRefs.begin()->first;
+    F->Materialize();
+  }
+}
+
 void BitcodeReader::FreeState() {
   if (BufferOwned)
     delete Buffer;
@@ -2779,6 +2786,9 @@
   }
   // Have the BitcodeReader dtor delete 'Buffer'.
   R->setBufferOwned(true);
+
+  R->materializeForwardReferencedFunctions();
+
   return M;
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/Bitcode/Reader/BitcodeReader.h b/lib/Bitcode/Reader/BitcodeReader.h
index 978b15b..952d645 100644
--- a/lib/Bitcode/Reader/BitcodeReader.h
+++ b/lib/Bitcode/Reader/BitcodeReader.h
@@ -184,7 +184,9 @@
   ~BitcodeReader() {
     FreeState();
   }
-  
+
+  void materializeForwardReferencedFunctions();
+
   void FreeState();
   
   /// setBufferOwned - If this is true, the reader will destroy the MemoryBuffer