diff --git a/rules.d/60-persistent-storage-tape.rules b/rules.d/60-persistent-storage-tape.rules
index 0136140a466..607e51ae2a1 100644
--- a/rules.d/60-persistent-storage-tape.rules
+++ b/rules.d/60-persistent-storage-tape.rules
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ ENV{UDEV_DISABLE_PERSISTENT_STORAGE_RULES_FLAG}=="1", GOTO="persistent_storage_t
 
 # type 8 devices are "Medium Changers"
 SUBSYSTEM=="scsi_generic", SUBSYSTEMS=="scsi", ATTRS{type}=="8", IMPORT{program}="scsi_id --sg-version=3 --export --whitelisted -d $devnode", \
-  SYMLINK+="tape/by-id/scsi-$env{ID_SERIAL}"
+  SYMLINK+="tape/by-id/scsi-$env{ID_SERIAL} tape/by-id/scsi-$env{ID_SERIAL}-changer"
 
 # iSCSI devices from the same host have all the same ID_SERIAL,
 # but additionally a property named ID_SCSI_SERIAL.
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ KERNEL=="st*[0-9]|nst*[0-9]", ATTRS{ieee1394_id}=="?*", ENV{ID_SERIAL}="$attr{ie
 KERNEL=="st*[0-9]|nst*[0-9]", ENV{ID_SERIAL}!="?*", SUBSYSTEMS=="usb", IMPORT{builtin}="usb_id"
 KERNEL=="st*[0-9]|nst*[0-9]", ENV{ID_SERIAL}!="?*", SUBSYSTEMS=="scsi", KERNELS=="[0-9]*:*[0-9]", ENV{.BSG_DEV}="$root/bsg/$id"
 KERNEL=="st*[0-9]|nst*[0-9]", ENV{ID_SERIAL}!="?*", IMPORT{program}="scsi_id --whitelisted --export --device=$env{.BSG_DEV}", ENV{ID_BUS}="scsi"
-KERNEL=="st*[0-9]",  ENV{ID_SERIAL}=="?*",      SYMLINK+="tape/by-id/$env{ID_BUS}-$env{ID_SERIAL}"
+KERNEL=="st*[0-9]",  ENV{ID_SERIAL}=="?*",      SYMLINK+="tape/by-id/$env{ID_BUS}-$env{ID_SERIAL}", OPTIONS+="link_priority=10"
 KERNEL=="st*[0-9]",  ENV{ID_SCSI_SERIAL}=="?*", SYMLINK+="tape/by-id/$env{ID_BUS}-$env{ID_SCSI_SERIAL}"
 KERNEL=="nst*[0-9]", ENV{ID_SERIAL}=="?*",      SYMLINK+="tape/by-id/$env{ID_BUS}-$env{ID_SERIAL}-nst"
 KERNEL=="nst*[0-9]", ENV{ID_SCSI_SERIAL}=="?*", SYMLINK+="tape/by-id/$env{ID_BUS}-$env{ID_SCSI_SERIAL}-nst"