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diff --git a/Assistant/Threads/Watcher.hs b/Assistant/Threads/Watcher.hs
index 1f50065b9..4b82a799d 100644
--- a/Assistant/Threads/Watcher.hs
+++ b/Assistant/Threads/Watcher.hs
@@ -65,10 +65,10 @@ checkCanWatch
#else
noop
#endif
- | otherwise = error "watch mode is not available on this system"
+ | otherwise = giveup "watch mode is not available on this system"
needLsof :: Annex ()
-needLsof = error $ unlines
+needLsof = giveup $ unlines
[ "The lsof command is needed for watch mode to be safe, and is not in PATH."
, "To override lsof checks to ensure that files are not open for writing"
, "when added to the annex, you can use --force"