diff --git a/tools/topology/sof-imx8qxp-nocodec.m4 b/tools/topology/sof-imx8qxp-nocodec.m4
index 464650fe8..db979a74d 100644
--- a/tools/topology/sof-imx8qxp-nocodec.m4
+++ b/tools/topology/sof-imx8qxp-nocodec.m4
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ dnl     deadline, priority, core)
 DAI_ADD(sof/pipe-dai-playback.m4,
 	1, ESAI, 0, NoCodec-0,
 	PIPELINE_SOURCE_1, 2, s24le,
-	1000, 0, 0)
+	1000, 0, 0, SCHEDULE_TIME_DOMAIN_DMA)
 
 dnl PCM_PLAYBACK_ADD(name, pcm_id, playback)