diff -urk.orig procps-3.2.5.orig/watch.c procps-3.2.5/watch.c
--- procps-3.2.5.orig/watch.c	2004-08-21 16:48:43 +0000
+++ procps-3.2.5/watch.c	2005-08-24 20:58:48 +0000
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
 #include <sys/ioctl.h>
 #include <time.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <paths.h>
 #include <locale.h>
 #include "proc/procps.h"
 
@@ -137,6 +139,7 @@
 main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
 	int optc;
+	int fd;
 	int option_differences = 0,
 	    option_differences_cumulative = 0,
 	    option_help = 0, option_version = 0;
@@ -228,6 +231,19 @@
 	noecho();
 	cbreak();
 
+	if ((fd = open(_PATH_DEVNULL, O_RDWR)) < 0) {
+		perror("open: " _PATH_DEVNULL);
+		do_exit(2);
+	}
+	if (fd != 0 && dup2(fd, 0) != 0) {
+		perror("dup2: " _PATH_DEVNULL);
+		do_exit(2);
+	}
+	if (fd > 2 && close(fd) < 0) {
+		perror("close: " _PATH_DEVNULL);
+		do_exit(2);
+	}
+
 	for (;;) {
 		time_t t = time(NULL);
 		char *ts = ctime(&t);