diff --git a/usr.sbin/watch/watch.c b/usr.sbin/watch/watch.c
index 8add801f5796..50094e7fb93c 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/watch/watch.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/watch/watch.c
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ set_tty()
 	ioctl(std_in, TIOCGETC, &tco);
 	sgn = sgo;
 	tc = tco;
-	sgn.sg_flags |= CBREAK;
+	sgn.sg_flags |= RAW;
 	sgn.sg_flags &= ~ECHO;
 	ospeed = sgo.sg_ospeed;
 	tc.t_intrc = 17;	/* ^Q */