--- a/tools/pkglintrc	Mon Sep 12 14:53:06 2011 -0700
+++ b/tools/pkglintrc	Mon Sep 12 20:36:20 2011 -0700
@@ -18,9 +18,11 @@
 #
 # CDDL HEADER END
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2010, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+# Copyright (c) 2010, 2011, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
 #
 [pkglint]
 
 pkglint.ext.content = pkglint.userland
 
+# temporarily work around defect 18884
+pkglint.exclude = pkg.lint.pkglint_manifest.PkgManifestChecker.variants