diff --git a/include/sound/asoc.h b/include/sound/asoc.h
index 89b00703..297e837c 100644
--- a/include/sound/asoc.h
+++ b/include/sound/asoc.h
@@ -135,6 +135,11 @@
 #define SND_SOC_TPLG_DAI_FLGBIT_SYMMETRIC_CHANNELS      (1 << 1)
 #define SND_SOC_TPLG_DAI_FLGBIT_SYMMETRIC_SAMPLEBITS    (1 << 2)
 
+/* DAI clock gating */
+#define SND_SOC_TPLG_DAI_CLK_GATE_UNDEFINED	0
+#define SND_SOC_TPLG_DAI_CLK_GATE_GATED	1
+#define SND_SOC_TPLG_DAI_CLK_GATE_CONT		2
+
 /* DAI physical PCM data formats.
  * Add new formats to the end of the list.
  */
@@ -320,7 +325,7 @@ struct snd_soc_tplg_hw_config {
 	__le32 size;            /* in bytes of this structure */
 	__le32 id;		/* unique ID - - used to match */
 	__le32 fmt;		/* SND_SOC_DAI_FORMAT_ format value */
-	__u8 clock_gated;	/* 1 if clock can be gated to save power */
+	__u8 clock_gated;	/* SND_SOC_TPLG_DAI_CLK_GATE_ value */
 	__u8 invert_bclk;	/* 1 for inverted BCLK, 0 for normal */
 	__u8 invert_fsync;	/* 1 for inverted frame clock, 0 for normal */
 	__u8 bclk_master;	/* SND_SOC_TPLG_BCLK_ value */
diff --git a/include/topology.h b/include/topology.h
index 5d7b46df..3793115c 100644
--- a/include/topology.h
+++ b/include/topology.h
@@ -997,7 +997,7 @@ struct snd_tplg_pcm_template {
 struct snd_tplg_hw_config_template {
 	int id;                         /* unique ID - - used to match */
 	unsigned int fmt;               /* SND_SOC_DAI_FORMAT_ format value */
-	unsigned char clock_gated;      /* 1 if clock can be gated to save power */
+	unsigned char clock_gated;      /* SND_SOC_TPLG_DAI_CLK_GATE_ value */
 	unsigned char  invert_bclk;     /* 1 for inverted BCLK, 0 for normal */
 	unsigned char  invert_fsync;    /* 1 for inverted frame clock, 0 for normal */
 	unsigned char  bclk_master;     /* SND_SOC_TPLG_BCLK_ value */
diff --git a/src/topology/pcm.c b/src/topology/pcm.c
index d0395182..b53f6b03 100644
--- a/src/topology/pcm.c
+++ b/src/topology/pcm.c
@@ -1233,7 +1233,11 @@ int tplg_parse_hw_config(snd_tplg_t *tplg, snd_config_t *cfg,
 				return -EINVAL;
 
 			if (!strcmp(val, "true"))
-				hw_cfg->clock_gated = true;
+				hw_cfg->clock_gated =
+					SND_SOC_TPLG_DAI_CLK_GATE_GATED;
+			else
+				hw_cfg->clock_gated =
+					SND_SOC_TPLG_DAI_CLK_GATE_CONT;
 			continue;
 		}