diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index f1bd6b98..fe1f12f9 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ dist_man_MANS += \
 slabtop_SOURCES = slabtop.c lib/strutils.c lib/fileutils.c
 slabtop_LDADD = $(LDADD) @NCURSES_LIBS@
 watch_SOURCES = watch.c lib/strutils.c lib/fileutils.c
-watch_LDADD = $(LDADD) @WATCH_NCURSES_LIBS@
+watch_LDADD = @WATCH_NCURSES_LIBS@
 top_top_SOURCES = \
 	top/top.h \
 	top/top.c \
diff --git a/watch.c b/watch.c
index de46730c..58b4dbc8 100644
--- a/watch.c
+++ b/watch.c
@@ -228,10 +228,12 @@ static void process_ansi(FILE * fp)
 	 * attributes to apply, but typically there are between 1 and 3.
 	 */
 
-	if (*endptr == '\0') set_ansi_attribute(0); /* [m treated as [0m */
 
-	for (endptr = numstart = buf; *endptr != '\0'; numstart = endptr + 1)
+	for (endptr = numstart = buf; *endptr != '\0'; numstart = endptr + 1) {
 		set_ansi_attribute(strtol(numstart, &endptr, 10));
+        if (numstart == endptr)
+            set_ansi_attribute(0); /* [m treated as [0m */
+    }
 }
 
 static void __attribute__ ((__noreturn__)) do_exit(int status)