diff --git a/include/sound/uapi/asoc.h b/include/sound/uapi/asoc.h
index 8558992f..91144a1f 100644
--- a/include/sound/uapi/asoc.h
+++ b/include/sound/uapi/asoc.h
@@ -178,10 +178,13 @@
 #define SND_SOC_TPLG_BCLK_CS         SND_SOC_TPLG_BCLK_CF
 
 /* DAI topology FSYNC parameter
- * For the backwards capability, by default codec is fsync master
+ * For the backwards capability, by default codec is fsync provider
  */
-#define SND_SOC_TPLG_FSYNC_CM         0 /* codec is fsync master */
-#define SND_SOC_TPLG_FSYNC_CS         1 /* codec is fsync slave */
+#define SND_SOC_TPLG_FSYNC_CP         0 /* codec is fsync provider */
+#define SND_SOC_TPLG_FSYNC_CF         1 /* codec is fsync follower */
+/* keep previous definitions for compatibility */
+#define SND_SOC_TPLG_FSYNC_CM         SND_SOC_TPLG_FSYNC_CP
+#define SND_SOC_TPLG_FSYNC_CS         SND_SOC_TPLG_FSYNC_CF
 
 /*
  * Block Header.
@@ -339,7 +342,7 @@ struct snd_soc_tplg_hw_config {
 	__u8 invert_bclk;	/* 1 for inverted BCLK, 0 for normal */
 	__u8 invert_fsync;	/* 1 for inverted frame clock, 0 for normal */
 	__u8 bclk_provider;	/* SND_SOC_TPLG_BCLK_ value */
-	__u8 fsync_master;	/* SND_SOC_TPLG_FSYNC_ value */
+	__u8 fsync_provider;	/* SND_SOC_TPLG_FSYNC_ value */
 	__u8 mclk_direction;    /* SND_SOC_TPLG_MCLK_ value */
 	__le16 reserved;	/* for 32bit alignment */
 	__le32 mclk_rate;	/* MCLK or SYSCLK freqency in Hz */
diff --git a/include/topology.h b/include/topology.h
index 6c970649..4ade20df 100644
--- a/include/topology.h
+++ b/include/topology.h
@@ -1029,7 +1029,7 @@ struct snd_tplg_hw_config_template {
 	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_provider;   /* SND_SOC_TPLG_BCLK_ value */
-	unsigned char  fsync_master;    /* SND_SOC_TPLG_FSYNC_ value */
+	unsigned char  fsync_provider;  /* SND_SOC_TPLG_FSYNC_ value */
 	unsigned char  mclk_direction;  /* SND_SOC_TPLG_MCLK_ value */
 	unsigned short reserved;        /* for 32bit alignment */
 	unsigned int mclk_rate;	        /* MCLK or SYSCLK freqency in Hz */
diff --git a/src/topology/pcm.c b/src/topology/pcm.c
index c6fb07e2..1a3052c7 100644
--- a/src/topology/pcm.c
+++ b/src/topology/pcm.c
@@ -1505,8 +1505,15 @@ int tplg_parse_hw_config(snd_tplg_t *tplg, snd_config_t *cfg,
 			continue;
 		}
 
-		if (strcmp(id, "fsync") == 0 ||
-		    strcmp(id, "fsync_master") == 0) {
+		provider_legacy = false;
+		if (strcmp(id, "fsync_provider") == 0) {
+			SNDERR("deprecated option %s, please use 'fsync'\n", id);
+			provider_legacy = true;
+		}
+
+		if (provider_legacy ||
+		    strcmp(id, "fsync") == 0) {
+
 			if (snd_config_get_string(n, &val) < 0)
 				return -EINVAL;
 
@@ -1516,11 +1523,19 @@ int tplg_parse_hw_config(snd_tplg_t *tplg, snd_config_t *cfg,
 				 */
 				SNDERR("deprecated fsync value '%s'", val);
 
-				hw_cfg->fsync_master = SND_SOC_TPLG_FSYNC_CS;
+				hw_cfg->fsync_provider = SND_SOC_TPLG_FSYNC_CF;
 			} else if (!strcmp(val, "codec_slave")) {
-				hw_cfg->fsync_master = SND_SOC_TPLG_FSYNC_CS;
-			} else if (!strcmp(val, "codec_master")) {
-				hw_cfg->fsync_master = SND_SOC_TPLG_FSYNC_CM;
+				SNDERR("deprecated fsync value '%s', use 'codec_follower'", val);
+
+				hw_cfg->fsync_provider = SND_SOC_TPLG_FSYNC_CF;
+			} else if (!strcmp(val, "codec_follower")) {
+				hw_cfg->fsync_provider = SND_SOC_TPLG_FSYNC_CF;
+ 			} else if (!strcmp(val, "codec_master")) {
+				SNDERR("deprecated fsync value '%s', use 'codec_provider'", val);
+
+				hw_cfg->fsync_provider = SND_SOC_TPLG_FSYNC_CP;
+			} else if (!strcmp(val, "codec_provider")) {
+				hw_cfg->fsync_provider = SND_SOC_TPLG_FSYNC_CP;
 			}
 			continue;
 		}
@@ -1649,9 +1664,9 @@ int tplg_save_hw_config(snd_tplg_t *tplg ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
 				       hc->bclk_rate);
 	if (err >= 0 && hc->invert_bclk)
 		err = tplg_save_printf(dst, pfx, "\tbclk_invert 1\n");
-	if (err >= 0 && hc->fsync_master)
-		err = tplg_save_printf(dst, pfx, "\tfsync_master '%s'\n",
-				       hc->fsync_master == SND_SOC_TPLG_FSYNC_CS ?
+	if (err >= 0 && hc->fsync_provider)
+		err = tplg_save_printf(dst, pfx, "\tfsync_provider '%s'\n",
+				       hc->fsync_provider == SND_SOC_TPLG_FSYNC_CS ?
 						"codec_slave" : "codec_master");
 	if (err >= 0 && hc->fsync_rate)
 		err = tplg_save_printf(dst, pfx, "\tfsync_freq %u\n",
@@ -1809,7 +1824,7 @@ static int set_link_hw_config(struct snd_soc_tplg_hw_config *cfg,
 	cfg->invert_bclk = tpl->invert_bclk;
 	cfg->invert_fsync = tpl->invert_fsync;
 	cfg->bclk_provider = tpl->bclk_provider;
-	cfg->fsync_master = tpl->fsync_master;
+	cfg->fsync_provider = tpl->fsync_provider;
 	cfg->mclk_direction = tpl->mclk_direction;
 	cfg->reserved = tpl->reserved;
 	cfg->mclk_rate = tpl->mclk_rate;
@@ -2192,7 +2207,7 @@ next:
 		hw->invert_bclk = link->hw_config[i].invert_bclk;
 		hw->invert_fsync = link->hw_config[i].invert_fsync;
 		hw->bclk_provider = link->hw_config[i].bclk_provider;
-		hw->fsync_master = link->hw_config[i].fsync_master;
+		hw->fsync_provider = link->hw_config[i].fsync_provider;
 		hw->mclk_direction = link->hw_config[i].mclk_direction;
 		hw->mclk_rate = link->hw_config[i].mclk_rate;
 		hw->bclk_rate = link->hw_config[i].bclk_rate;
