diff --git a/coreutils/watch.c b/coreutils/watch.c
index f9f40189e..8a6a019bc 100644
--- a/coreutils/watch.c
+++ b/coreutils/watch.c
@@ -100,11 +100,10 @@ extern int watch_main(int argc, char **argv)
 			//child
 			close(1);
 			dup(old_stdout);
-			if (execvp(*watched_argv, watched_argv)) {
-				bb_error_msg_and_die("Couldn't run command\n");
-			}
+			execvp(*watched_argv, watched_argv);
+			bb_perror_msg_and_die(*watched_argv);
 		} else {
-			bb_error_msg_and_die("Couldn't vfork\n");
+			bb_perror_msg_and_die("vfork");
 		}
 	}
 }