Index: src/mt.c
===================================================================
--- src/mt.c.orig
+++ src/mt.c
@@ -413,11 +413,18 @@ parse_opt (int key, char *arg, struct ar
 	{
 	  tapedev = getenv ("TAPE");
 	  if (tapedev == NULL)
-#ifdef DEFTAPE			/* From sys/mtio.h.  */
-	    tapedev = DEFTAPE;
-#else
-	  error (MT_EXIT_INVOP, 0, _("no tape device specified"));
-#endif
+
+/* Suse doesn't have /dev/tape as link to /dev/nst0 any more.
+Instead it uses udev and creates different names in /dev/tape/by-id/ directory.
+If it is SCSI tape storage then it creates /dev/tape/by-id/scsi--nst
+If it is USB device then it creates something not predictibable:
+/dev/tape/by-id/scsi-*HP_blabla*{VENDOR_SPECIFIC}*-nst
+So let's use old behave which was /dev/nst0.
+bnc#355241
+*/
+/* #ifdef DEFTAPE			* From sys/mtio.h.  * */
+# define DEFSUSETAPE        "/dev/nst0"
+        tapedev = DEFSUSETAPE;
 	}
       break;