diff --git a/usr.bin/tcopy/pathnames.h b/usr.bin/tcopy/pathnames.h
index a36921e2a4a7..7c08559137d6 100644
--- a/usr.bin/tcopy/pathnames.h
+++ b/usr.bin/tcopy/pathnames.h
@@ -33,4 +33,4 @@
  *	@(#)pathnames.h	8.1 (Berkeley) 6/6/93
  */
 
-#define	_PATH_DEFTAPE	"/dev/rst0"
+#define	_PATH_DEFTAPE	"/dev/rsa0"