diff --git a/tools/topology/sof-cht-nocodec.m4 b/tools/topology/sof-cht-nocodec.m4
index ff03634af..3db47a494 100644
--- a/tools/topology/sof-cht-nocodec.m4
+++ b/tools/topology/sof-cht-nocodec.m4
@@ -59,10 +59,10 @@ DAI_ADD(sof/pipe-dai-playback.m4,
 	1000, 0, 0)
 
 # PCM Media Playback pipeline 3 on PCM 1 using max 2 channels of s32le.
-# 4000us deadline on core 0 with priority 1
+# 1000us deadline on core 0 with priority 1
 PIPELINE_PCM_ADD(sof/pipe-pcm-media.m4,
 	3, 1, 2, s32le,
-	4000, 1, 0,
+	1000, 1, 0,
 	8000, 48000, 48000,
 	0, PIPELINE_PLAYBACK_SCHED_COMP_1)