diff --git a/miscutils/time.c b/miscutils/time.c
index f5d1e15..5cfbcef 100644
--- a/miscutils/time.c
+++ b/miscutils/time.c
@@ -367,20 +367,17 @@
    Put the statistics in *RESP.  */
 static void run_command(char *const *cmd, resource_t *resp)
 {
-	pid_t pid;			/* Pid of child.  */
+	pid_t pid;
 	void (*interrupt_signal)(int);
 	void (*quit_signal)(int);
 
 	resp->elapsed_ms = monotonic_ms();
-	pid = vfork();		/* Run CMD as child process.  */
+	pid = vfork();
 	if (pid < 0)
-		bb_perror_msg_and_die("fork");
-	if (pid == 0) {	/* If child.  */
-		/* Don't cast execvp arguments; that causes errors on some systems,
-		   versus merely warnings if the cast is left off.  */
-		BB_EXECVP(cmd[0], cmd);
-		xfunc_error_retval = (errno == ENOENT ? 127 : 126);
-		bb_perror_msg_and_die("can't execute '%s'", cmd[0]);
+		bb_perror_msg_and_die("vfork");
+	if (pid == 0) {
+		/* Child */
+		BB_EXECVP_or_die((char**)cmd);
 	}
 
 	/* Have signals kill the child but not self (if possible).  */