diff --git a/tools/topology/sof-imx8qxp-wm8960.m4 b/tools/topology/sof-imx8qxp-wm8960.m4
index fd3a92ab8..cc8245bb4 100644
--- a/tools/topology/sof-imx8qxp-wm8960.m4
+++ b/tools/topology/sof-imx8qxp-wm8960.m4
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ dnl     period, priority, core, time_domain)
 DAI_ADD(sof/pipe-dai-playback.m4,
 	1, SAI, 1, be.wm8960-hifi,
 	PIPELINE_SOURCE_1, 2, s24le,
-	1000, 0, 0)
+	1000, 0, 0, SCHEDULE_TIME_DOMAIN_DMA)
 
 # capture DAI is SAI1 using 2 periods
 # Buffers use s24le format, with 48 frame per 1000us on core 0 with priority 0