diff --git a/utilities/utilities.plugin.zsh b/utilities/utilities.plugin.zsh
index 5f79651..6a57be2 100644
--- a/utilities/utilities.plugin.zsh
+++ b/utilities/utilities.plugin.zsh
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ fi
 # watch command.
 watch() {
   if [ "git status" = "$*" ]; then
-    command watch --color -n 2 'git -c color.status=always status'
+    command watch --color -n 2 'git -c color.status=always --no-optional-locks status'
   else
     command watch "$@"
   fi