diff --git a/autotest/gcore/data/gtiff/epsg_2193_override.tif b/autotest/gcore/data/gtiff/epsg_2193_override.tif
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a94c100728c4
Binary files /dev/null and b/autotest/gcore/data/gtiff/epsg_2193_override.tif differ
diff --git a/autotest/gcore/tiff_srs.py b/autotest/gcore/tiff_srs.py
index 4db2987945b3..a215ec07b9c6 100755
--- a/autotest/gcore/tiff_srs.py
+++ b/autotest/gcore/tiff_srs.py
@@ -1203,3 +1203,12 @@ def test_tiff_srs_try_write_derived_projected():
     ds = None
 
     gdal.Unlink(tmpfile)
+
+
+def test_tiff_srs_epsg_2193_override():
+
+    ds = gdal.Open("data/gtiff/epsg_2193_override.tif")
+    gdal.ErrorReset()
+    srs = ds.GetSpatialRef()
+    assert gdal.GetLastErrorMsg() == "", srs.ExportToWkt(["FORMAT=WKT2_2019"])
+    assert srs.GetAuthorityCode(None) == "2193"
diff --git a/frmts/gtiff/gt_wkt_srs.cpp b/frmts/gtiff/gt_wkt_srs.cpp
index db40b085318d..853566923480 100644
--- a/frmts/gtiff/gt_wkt_srs.cpp
+++ b/frmts/gtiff/gt_wkt_srs.cpp
@@ -1518,9 +1518,16 @@ OGRSpatialReferenceH GTIFGetOGISDefnAsOSR( GTIF *hGTIF, GTIFDefn * psDefn )
     if( psDefn->Model == ModelTypeProjected && psDefn->PCS != KvUserDefined &&
         !bGotFromEPSG )
     {
+        OGRSpatialReference oSRSTest(oSRS);
         OGRSpatialReference oSRSTmp;
+
         const bool bPCSCodeValid = oSRSTmp.importFromEPSG(psDefn->PCS) == OGRERR_NONE;
         oSRSTmp.SetAxisMappingStrategy(OAMS_TRADITIONAL_GIS_ORDER);
+
+        // Force axis to avoid issues with SRS with northing, easting order
+        oSRSTest.SetAxes(nullptr, "X", OAO_East, "Y", OAO_North);
+        oSRSTmp.SetAxes(nullptr, "X", OAO_East, "Y", OAO_North);
+
         const std::string osGTiffSRSSource = CPLGetConfigOption("GTIFF_SRS_SOURCE", "");
         const char* const apszOptions[] = { "IGNORE_DATA_AXIS_TO_SRS_AXIS_MAPPING=YES", nullptr };
         if( !bHasWarnedInconsistentGeogCRSEPSG &&