diff --git a/rules.d/60-persistent-storage-tape.rules b/rules.d/60-persistent-storage-tape.rules
index 607e51ae2a1..8c00cc76d92 100644
--- a/rules.d/60-persistent-storage-tape.rules
+++ b/rules.d/60-persistent-storage-tape.rules
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ ACTION=="remove", GOTO="persistent_storage_tape_end"
 ENV{UDEV_DISABLE_PERSISTENT_STORAGE_RULES_FLAG}=="1", GOTO="persistent_storage_tape_end"
 
 # 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", \
+SUBSYSTEM=="scsi_generic", SUBSYSTEMS=="scsi", ATTRS{type}=="8", IMPORT{program}="scsi_id --sg-version=3 --export --allowlisted -d $devnode", \
   SYMLINK+="tape/by-id/scsi-$env{ID_SERIAL} tape/by-id/scsi-$env{ID_SERIAL}-changer"
 
 # iSCSI devices from the same host have all the same ID_SERIAL,
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ SUBSYSTEM!="scsi_tape", GOTO="persistent_storage_tape_end"
 KERNEL=="st*[0-9]|nst*[0-9]", ATTRS{ieee1394_id}=="?*", ENV{ID_SERIAL}="$attr{ieee1394_id}", ENV{ID_BUS}="ieee1394"
 KERNEL=="st*[0-9]|nst*[0-9]", ENV{ID_SERIAL}!="?*", SUBSYSTEMS=="usb", IMPORT{builtin}="usb_id"
 KERNEL=="st*[0-9]|nst*[0-9]", ENV{ID_SERIAL}!="?*", SUBSYSTEMS=="scsi", KERNELS=="[0-9]*:*[0-9]", ENV{.BSG_DEV}="$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]|nst*[0-9]", ENV{ID_SERIAL}!="?*", IMPORT{program}="scsi_id --allowlisted --export --device=$env{.BSG_DEV}", ENV{ID_BUS}="scsi"
 KERNEL=="st*[0-9]",  ENV{ID_SERIAL}=="?*",      SYMLINK+="tape/by-id/$env{ID_BUS}-$env{ID_SERIAL}", OPTIONS+="link_priority=10"
 KERNEL=="st*[0-9]",  ENV{ID_SCSI_SERIAL}=="?*", SYMLINK+="tape/by-id/$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"
diff --git a/rules.d/60-persistent-storage.rules.in b/rules.d/60-persistent-storage.rules.in
index 51589686af8..39dfc2e5518 100644
--- a/rules.d/60-persistent-storage.rules.in
+++ b/rules.d/60-persistent-storage.rules.in
@@ -71,8 +71,8 @@ KERNEL=="sd*[!0-9]|sr*", ENV{ID_SERIAL}!="?*", ATTR{removable}=="0", SUBSYSTEMS=
 KERNEL=="sd*[!0-9]|sr*", SUBSYSTEMS=="usb", IMPORT{builtin}="usb_id"
 
 # SCSI devices
-KERNEL=="sd*[!0-9]|sr*", ENV{ID_SERIAL}!="?*", IMPORT{program}="scsi_id --export --whitelisted -d $devnode", ENV{ID_BUS}="scsi"
-KERNEL=="cciss*", ENV{DEVTYPE}=="disk", ENV{ID_SERIAL}!="?*", IMPORT{program}="scsi_id --export --whitelisted -d $devnode", ENV{ID_BUS}="cciss"
+KERNEL=="sd*[!0-9]|sr*", ENV{ID_SERIAL}!="?*", IMPORT{program}="scsi_id --export --allowlisted -d $devnode", ENV{ID_BUS}="scsi"
+KERNEL=="cciss*", ENV{DEVTYPE}=="disk", ENV{ID_SERIAL}!="?*", IMPORT{program}="scsi_id --export --allowlisted -d $devnode", ENV{ID_BUS}="cciss"
 KERNEL=="sd*|sr*|cciss*", ENV{DEVTYPE}=="disk", ENV{ID_SERIAL}=="?*", SYMLINK+="disk/by-id/$env{ID_BUS}-$env{ID_SERIAL}"
 KERNEL=="sd*|cciss*", ENV{DEVTYPE}=="partition", ENV{ID_SERIAL}=="?*", SYMLINK+="disk/by-id/$env{ID_BUS}-$env{ID_SERIAL}-part%n"
 # Previously, ata_id in the above might not be able to retrieve attributes correctly,
diff --git a/src/udev/scsi_id/scsi_id.c b/src/udev/scsi_id/scsi_id.c
index 364d5677051..e7d8da7c50f 100644
--- a/src/udev/scsi_id/scsi_id.c
+++ b/src/udev/scsi_id/scsi_id.c
@@ -32,8 +32,10 @@ static const struct option options[] = {
         { "device",             required_argument, NULL, 'd' },
         { "config",             required_argument, NULL, 'f' },
         { "page",               required_argument, NULL, 'p' },
-        { "blacklisted",        no_argument,       NULL, 'b' },
-        { "whitelisted",        no_argument,       NULL, 'g' },
+        { "denylisted",         no_argument,       NULL, 'b' },
+        { "allowlisted",        no_argument,       NULL, 'g' },
+        { "blacklisted",        no_argument,       NULL, 'b' }, /* backward compat */
+        { "whitelisted",        no_argument,       NULL, 'g' }, /* backward compat */
         { "replace-whitespace", no_argument,       NULL, 'u' },
         { "sg-version",         required_argument, NULL, 's' },
         { "verbose",            no_argument,       NULL, 'v' },
@@ -222,8 +224,8 @@ static void help(void) {
                "  -f --config=                     Location of config file\n"
                "  -p --page=0x80|0x83|pre-spc3-83  SCSI page (0x80, 0x83, pre-spc3-83)\n"
                "  -s --sg-version=3|4              Use SGv3 or SGv4\n"
-               "  -b --blacklisted                 Treat device as blacklisted\n"
-               "  -g --whitelisted                 Treat device as whitelisted\n"
+               "  -b --denylisted                  Treat device as denylisted\n"
+               "  -g --allowlisted                 Treat device as allowlisted\n"
                "  -u --replace-whitespace          Replace all whitespace by underscores\n"
                "  -v --verbose                     Verbose logging\n"
                "  -x --export                      Print values as environment keys\n",
diff --git a/src/udev/scsi_id/scsi_serial.c b/src/udev/scsi_id/scsi_serial.c
index c619506877c..a271b1786cf 100644
--- a/src/udev/scsi_id/scsi_serial.c
+++ b/src/udev/scsi_id/scsi_serial.c
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ static int scsi_dump_sense(struct scsi_id_device *dev_scsi,
          * Figure out and print the sense key, asc and ascq.
          *
          * If you want to suppress these for a particular drive model, add
-         * a black list entry in the scsi_id config file.
+         * a deny list entry in the scsi_id config file.
          *
          * XXX We probably need to: lookup the sense/asc/ascq in a retry
          * table, and if found return 1 (after dumping the sense, asc, and
diff --git a/test/fuzz/fuzz-udev-rules/60-persistent-storage-tape.rules b/test/fuzz/fuzz-udev-rules/60-persistent-storage-tape.rules
index 0136140a466..40d6261c6e5 100644
--- a/test/fuzz/fuzz-udev-rules/60-persistent-storage-tape.rules
+++ b/test/fuzz/fuzz-udev-rules/60-persistent-storage-tape.rules
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ ACTION=="remove", GOTO="persistent_storage_tape_end"
 ENV{UDEV_DISABLE_PERSISTENT_STORAGE_RULES_FLAG}=="1", GOTO="persistent_storage_tape_end"
 
 # 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", \
+SUBSYSTEM=="scsi_generic", SUBSYSTEMS=="scsi", ATTRS{type}=="8", IMPORT{program}="scsi_id --sg-version=3 --export --allowlisted -d $devnode", \
   SYMLINK+="tape/by-id/scsi-$env{ID_SERIAL}"
 
 # iSCSI devices from the same host have all the same ID_SERIAL,
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ SUBSYSTEM!="scsi_tape", GOTO="persistent_storage_tape_end"
 KERNEL=="st*[0-9]|nst*[0-9]", ATTRS{ieee1394_id}=="?*", ENV{ID_SERIAL}="$attr{ieee1394_id}", ENV{ID_BUS}="ieee1394"
 KERNEL=="st*[0-9]|nst*[0-9]", ENV{ID_SERIAL}!="?*", SUBSYSTEMS=="usb", IMPORT{builtin}="usb_id"
 KERNEL=="st*[0-9]|nst*[0-9]", ENV{ID_SERIAL}!="?*", SUBSYSTEMS=="scsi", KERNELS=="[0-9]*:*[0-9]", ENV{.BSG_DEV}="$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]|nst*[0-9]", ENV{ID_SERIAL}!="?*", IMPORT{program}="scsi_id --allowlisted --export --device=$env{.BSG_DEV}", ENV{ID_BUS}="scsi"
 KERNEL=="st*[0-9]",  ENV{ID_SERIAL}=="?*",      SYMLINK+="tape/by-id/$env{ID_BUS}-$env{ID_SERIAL}"
 KERNEL=="st*[0-9]",  ENV{ID_SCSI_SERIAL}=="?*", SYMLINK+="tape/by-id/$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"
diff --git a/test/fuzz/fuzz-udev-rules/60-persistent-storage.rules b/test/fuzz/fuzz-udev-rules/60-persistent-storage.rules
index 93d562b0704..b63225875b7 100644
--- a/test/fuzz/fuzz-udev-rules/60-persistent-storage.rules
+++ b/test/fuzz/fuzz-udev-rules/60-persistent-storage.rules
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ KERNEL=="sd*[!0-9]|sr*", ENV{ID_SERIAL}!="?*", ATTR{removable}=="0", SUBSYSTEMS=
 KERNEL=="sd*[!0-9]|sr*", ENV{ID_SERIAL}!="?*", SUBSYSTEMS=="usb", IMPORT{builtin}="usb_id"
 
 # SCSI devices
-KERNEL=="sd*[!0-9]|sr*", ENV{ID_SERIAL}!="?*", IMPORT{program}="scsi_id --export --whitelisted -d $devnode", ENV{ID_BUS}="scsi"
-KERNEL=="cciss*", ENV{DEVTYPE}=="disk", ENV{ID_SERIAL}!="?*", IMPORT{program}="scsi_id --export --whitelisted -d $devnode", ENV{ID_BUS}="cciss"
+KERNEL=="sd*[!0-9]|sr*", ENV{ID_SERIAL}!="?*", IMPORT{program}="scsi_id --export --allowlisted -d $devnode", ENV{ID_BUS}="scsi"
+KERNEL=="cciss*", ENV{DEVTYPE}=="disk", ENV{ID_SERIAL}!="?*", IMPORT{program}="scsi_id --export --allowlisted -d $devnode", ENV{ID_BUS}="cciss"
 KERNEL=="sd*|sr*|cciss*", ENV{DEVTYPE}=="disk", ENV{ID_SERIAL}=="?*", SYMLINK+="disk/by-id/$env{ID_BUS}-$env{ID_SERIAL}"
 KERNEL=="sd*|cciss*", ENV{DEVTYPE}=="partition", ENV{ID_SERIAL}=="?*", SYMLINK+="disk/by-id/$env{ID_BUS}-$env{ID_SERIAL}-part%n"