diff --git a/cmd/tools/vrepl.v b/cmd/tools/vrepl.v
index 28a07a3462..ac8df82b9d 100644
--- a/cmd/tools/vrepl.v
+++ b/cmd/tools/vrepl.v
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ const (
 	is_stdin_a_pipe = (is_atty(0) == 0)
 )
 
-fn new_repl() &Repl {
-	return &Repl{
+fn new_repl() Repl {
+	return Repl{
 		readline: readline.Readline{}
 		modules: ['os', 'time', 'math']
 	}
diff --git a/vlib/v/util/util.v b/vlib/v/util/util.v
index 9c42de5e0b..d93a057f07 100644
--- a/vlib/v/util/util.v
+++ b/vlib/v/util/util.v
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ pub fn launch_tool(is_verbose bool, tool_name string, args []string) {
 	if is_verbose {
 		println('launch_tool running tool command: $tool_command ...')
 	}
-	os.execvp(tool_exe, args)
+	os.system(tool_command)
 }
 
 // NB: should_recompile_tool/2 compares unix timestamps that have 1 second resolution