diff --git a/include/sound/sof/topology.h b/include/sound/sof/topology.h
index 27966998251db1..b60a6026df3aac 100644
--- a/include/sound/sof/topology.h
+++ b/include/sound/sof/topology.h
@@ -218,6 +218,12 @@ struct sof_ipc_comp_reply {
  * Pipeline
  */
 
+/** \brief Types of pipeline scheduling time domains */
+enum sof_ipc_pipe_sched_time_domain {
+	SOF_TIME_DOMAIN_DMA = 0,	/**< DMA interrupt */
+	SOF_TIME_DOMAIN_TIMER,		/**< Timer interrupt */
+};
+
 /* new pipeline - SOF_IPC_TPLG_PIPE_NEW */
 struct sof_ipc_pipe_new {
 	struct sof_ipc_cmd_hdr hdr;
@@ -225,14 +231,12 @@ struct sof_ipc_pipe_new {
 	uint32_t pipeline_id;	/**< pipeline id */
 	uint32_t sched_id;	/**< Scheduling component id */
 	uint32_t core;		/**< core we run on */
-	uint32_t deadline;	/**< execution completion deadline in us*/
+	uint32_t period;	/**< execution period in us*/
 	uint32_t priority;	/**< priority level 0 (low) to 10 (max) */
 	uint32_t period_mips;	/**< worst case instruction count per period */
 	uint32_t frames_per_sched;/**< output frames of pipeline, 0 is variable */
 	uint32_t xrun_limit_usecs; /**< report xruns greater than limit */
-
-	/* non zero if timer scheduled, otherwise DAI DMA irq scheduled */
-	uint32_t timer_delay;
+	uint32_t time_domain;	/**< scheduling time domain */
 }  __packed;
 
 /* pipeline construction complete - SOF_IPC_TPLG_PIPE_COMPLETE */
diff --git a/include/uapi/sound/sof/tokens.h b/include/uapi/sound/sof/tokens.h
index 649c31acce240f..8c39da56d89140 100644
--- a/include/uapi/sound/sof/tokens.h
+++ b/include/uapi/sound/sof/tokens.h
@@ -42,12 +42,12 @@
 #define SOF_TKN_DAI_DIRECTION			156
 
 /* scheduling */
-#define SOF_TKN_SCHED_DEADLINE			200
+#define SOF_TKN_SCHED_PERIOD			200
 #define SOF_TKN_SCHED_PRIORITY			201
 #define SOF_TKN_SCHED_MIPS			202
 #define SOF_TKN_SCHED_CORE			203
 #define SOF_TKN_SCHED_FRAMES			204
-#define SOF_TKN_SCHED_TIMER			205
+#define SOF_TKN_SCHED_TIME_DOMAIN		205
 
 /* volume */
 #define SOF_TKN_VOLUME_RAMP_STEP_TYPE		250
diff --git a/sound/soc/sof/topology.c b/sound/soc/sof/topology.c
index e5c3bfa65bcfa8..07243a3af4c685 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sof/topology.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sof/topology.c
@@ -500,8 +500,8 @@ static const struct sof_topology_token dai_link_tokens[] = {
 
 /* scheduling */
 static const struct sof_topology_token sched_tokens[] = {
-	{SOF_TKN_SCHED_DEADLINE, SND_SOC_TPLG_TUPLE_TYPE_WORD, get_token_u32,
-		offsetof(struct sof_ipc_pipe_new, deadline), 0},
+	{SOF_TKN_SCHED_PERIOD, SND_SOC_TPLG_TUPLE_TYPE_WORD, get_token_u32,
+		offsetof(struct sof_ipc_pipe_new, period), 0},
 	{SOF_TKN_SCHED_PRIORITY, SND_SOC_TPLG_TUPLE_TYPE_WORD, get_token_u32,
 		offsetof(struct sof_ipc_pipe_new, priority), 0},
 	{SOF_TKN_SCHED_MIPS, SND_SOC_TPLG_TUPLE_TYPE_WORD, get_token_u32,
@@ -510,8 +510,8 @@ static const struct sof_topology_token sched_tokens[] = {
 		offsetof(struct sof_ipc_pipe_new, core), 0},
 	{SOF_TKN_SCHED_FRAMES, SND_SOC_TPLG_TUPLE_TYPE_WORD, get_token_u32,
 		offsetof(struct sof_ipc_pipe_new, frames_per_sched), 0},
-	{SOF_TKN_SCHED_TIMER, SND_SOC_TPLG_TUPLE_TYPE_WORD, get_token_u32,
-		offsetof(struct sof_ipc_pipe_new, timer_delay), 0},
+	{SOF_TKN_SCHED_TIME_DOMAIN, SND_SOC_TPLG_TUPLE_TYPE_WORD, get_token_u32,
+		offsetof(struct sof_ipc_pipe_new, time_domain), 0},
 };
 
 /* volume */
@@ -1266,8 +1266,8 @@ static int sof_widget_load_pipeline(struct snd_soc_component *scomp,
 		goto err;
 	}
 
-	dev_dbg(sdev->dev, "pipeline %s: deadline %d pri %d mips %d core %d frames %d\n",
-		swidget->widget->name, pipeline->deadline, pipeline->priority,
+	dev_dbg(sdev->dev, "pipeline %s: period %d pri %d mips %d core %d frames %d\n",
+		swidget->widget->name, pipeline->period, pipeline->priority,
 		pipeline->period_mips, pipeline->core, pipeline->frames_per_sched);
 
 	swidget->private = (void *)pipeline;