diff --git a/usr.sbin/watch/watch.8 b/usr.sbin/watch/watch.8
index 9632c5a19be5..57d144985180 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/watch/watch.8
+++ b/usr.sbin/watch/watch.8
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ Names may be preceded by "/dev/".
 While running in interactive mode, all user input is discarded except for:
 .Pp
 .Bl -tag -width "XXXX" -compact
-.It Sy "<control-C>"
+.It Sy "<control-Q>"
 Exit
 .Nm watch .
 .It Sy "<control-W>"
diff --git a/usr.sbin/watch/watch.c b/usr.sbin/watch/watch.c
index 620d796189ce..20c93cf8325a 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/watch/watch.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/watch/watch.c
@@ -88,13 +88,19 @@ void
 set_tty()
 {
 	struct sgttyb   sgn;
+	struct tchars	tc;
+
 	ioctl(std_in, TIOCGETP, &sgo);
+	ioctl(std_in, TIOCGETC, &tc);
 	/* bcopy(&sgn, &sgo, sizeof(struct sgttyb)); */
 	sgn = sgo;
 	sgn.sg_flags |= CBREAK;
 	sgn.sg_flags &= ~ECHO;
 	ospeed = sgo.sg_ospeed;
+	tc.t_intrc = 17;	/* ^Q */
+	tc.t_quitc = 17;	/* ^Q */
 	ioctl(std_in, TIOCSETP, &sgn);
+	ioctl(std_in, TIOCSETC, &tc);
 }
 
 void