diff --git a/tools/tracing/rtla/src/utils.c b/tools/tracing/rtla/src/utils.c
index 5fcd6495ff05..9ac71a66840c 100644
--- a/tools/tracing/rtla/src/utils.c
+++ b/tools/tracing/rtla/src/utils.c
@@ -473,13 +473,13 @@ int parse_prio(char *arg, struct sched_attr *sched_param)
 		if (prio == INVALID_VAL)
 			return -1;
 
-		if (prio < sched_get_priority_min(SCHED_OTHER))
+		if (prio < MIN_NICE)
 			return -1;
-		if (prio > sched_get_priority_max(SCHED_OTHER))
+		if (prio > MAX_NICE)
 			return -1;
 
 		sched_param->sched_policy   = SCHED_OTHER;
-		sched_param->sched_priority = prio;
+		sched_param->sched_nice = prio;
 		break;
 	default:
 		return -1;
diff --git a/tools/tracing/rtla/src/utils.h b/tools/tracing/rtla/src/utils.h
index 04ed1e650495..d44513e6c66a 100644
--- a/tools/tracing/rtla/src/utils.h
+++ b/tools/tracing/rtla/src/utils.h
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
  */
 #define BUFF_U64_STR_SIZE	24
 #define MAX_PATH		1024
+#define MAX_NICE		20
+#define MIN_NICE		-19
 
 #define container_of(ptr, type, member)({			\
 	const typeof(((type *)0)->member) *__mptr = (ptr);	\