diff --git a/aplay/aplay.c b/aplay/aplay.c
index ed58a1e..2a75de7 100644
--- a/aplay/aplay.c
+++ b/aplay/aplay.c
@@ -1494,6 +1494,15 @@ static void set_params(void)
 	err = snd_pcm_sw_params_set_stop_threshold(handle, swparams, stop_threshold);
 	assert(err >= 0);
 
+	err = snd_pcm_sw_params_set_tstamp_mode(handle, swparams, SND_PCM_TSTAMP_ENABLE);
+	assert(err >= 0);
+
+	if (monotonic)
+		err = snd_pcm_sw_params_set_tstamp_type(handle, swparams, SND_PCM_TSTAMP_TYPE_MONOTONIC);
+	else
+		err = snd_pcm_sw_params_set_tstamp_type(handle, swparams, SND_PCM_TSTAMP_TYPE_GETTIMEOFDAY);
+	assert(err >= 0);
+
 	if (snd_pcm_sw_params(handle, swparams) < 0) {
 		error(_("unable to install sw params:"));
 		snd_pcm_sw_params_dump(swparams, log);