diff --git a/Src/Modules/watch.c b/Src/Modules/watch.c
index acc499518..d5053822b 100644
--- a/Src/Modules/watch.c
+++ b/Src/Modules/watch.c
@@ -560,21 +560,25 @@ readwtab(WATCH_STRUCT_UTMP **head, int initial_sz)
 # else /* !USER_PROCESS */
 	if (uptr->ut_name[0])
 # endif /* !USER_PROCESS */
-	{
-	    uptr++;
-	    if (++sz == wtabmax) {
-		uptr = (WATCH_STRUCT_UTMP *)
-		    realloc(*head, (wtabmax *= 2) * sizeof(WATCH_STRUCT_UTMP));
-		if (uptr == NULL) {
-		    /* memory pressure - so stop consuming and use, what we have
-		     * Other option is to exit() here, as zmalloc does on error */
-		    sz--;
-		    break;
-		}
-		*head = uptr;
-		uptr += sz;
-	    }
-	}
+{
+    uptr++;
+    if (++sz == wtabmax) {
+        // Use a temporary pointer to store the result of realloc
+        WATCH_STRUCT_UTMP *temp = realloc(*head, (wtabmax *= 2) * sizeof(WATCH_STRUCT_UTMP));
+        
+        if (temp == NULL) {
+            // Memory allocation failed, decrement sz and break out of the loop
+            sz--;
+            break;
+        }
+        
+        // Successfully reallocated, update *head to the new memory block
+        *head = temp;
+
+        // Recalculate the uptr after reallocating
+        uptr = *head + sz;
+    }
+}
     }
 # ifdef HAVE_GETUTENT
     endutent();