eject: unable to eject, last error: Inappropriate ioctl for device

Issue

• eject command does not work on removable media
• Prior to system update, this used to work on removable media (RDX cartridge) that is connected via USB
• eject stopped working after system update.
• I am able to manually eject the cartridge after umounting /media/disk.
• when I run the eject command in verbose, I get:

 # eject -v /dev/sdj1
eject: device name is `/dev/sdj1'
eject: expanded name is `/dev/sdj1'
eject: `/dev/sdj1' is not mounted
eject: `/dev/sdj1' is not a mount point
eject: `/dev/sdj1' is a multipartition device
eject: trying to eject `/dev/sdj1' using CD-ROM eject command
eject: CD-ROM eject command failed
eject: trying to eject `/dev/sdj1' using SCSI commands
eject: SCSI eject failed
eject: trying to eject `/dev/sdj1' using floppy eject command
eject: floppy eject command failed
eject: trying to eject `/dev/sdj1' using tape offline command
eject: tape offline command failed
eject: unable to eject, last error: Inappropriate ioctl for device